Azon the Venerable (Atso or Azo) was a prelate of the late 10th and early 11th century. Under his rule the episcopal seat of Sées is restored after more than half a century of vacancy, following the destruction of the

Carolingian The Carolingian dynasty (; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charlemagne, grandson of mayor Charles Martel and a descendant of the Arnulfing and Pippin ...

cathedral and the enslavement by the Vikings of his bishop Adelin. This recovery is linked to the ecclesiastical normalization undertaken by the

Duke of Normandy In the Middle Ages, the duke of Normandy was the ruler of the Duchy of Normandy in north-western Kingdom of France, France. The duchy arose out of a grant of land to the Viking leader Rollo by the French king Charles the Simple, Charles III in ...

Richard Ist. During his episcopate, Azon raised the ruins of Sees Cathedral around 986, using stones from the fortifications of the city) the Venerable This cathedral will be burned by Yves de Bellême in 1047 to dislodge brigands knights. In 990 he attended the dedication of the abbey church of Fécamp and the assembly held there in 1006. Azon died in 1006.Pierre Bouet et François Neveux, Les Évêques normands du XIe siècle : Colloque de Cerisy-la-Salle (30 septembre - 3 octobre 1993), Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 1995, 330 p. (), « Les évêques normands de 985 à 1150 », p. 19-35.

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