Borrell ( la, Burrellus; died 24 February 1018) was the

bishop of Vic The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vic ( la, diocoesis Vicen(sis)) is a diocese with its seat in the city of Vic in the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. Its cathedral is a basilica dedicated to Saint Peter. History A dioces ...

from 1010 until 1017. He was elected to replace

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, who had died in battle against the Córdobans, and his episcopate coincided with the renewed colonisation of the west of Catalonia. After succeeding to the episcopal throne in 1010, Borrell confirmed that the

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s from the fortified settlement (''castrum'') of

Gurb Gurb () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...

belonged to the lord of the place, Berenguer, who had been granted them by Bishop Arnulf when he succeeded his father, Sendred. Berenguer was also a

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of the

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. In 1014 he was elected

bishop of Elne The Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan–Elne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Elnensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Perpignan–Elne''; Catalan: ''Bisbat de Perpinyà–Elna'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.

. This resulted in a major dispute between Vic and Elne, as Borrell tried to collect the tithes of Gurb and seized Berenguer's family's property. Borrell created forged documents, assigned them to the episcopate of

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, and presented them to an episcopal council in

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in 1017. The council, fooled by the forgeries claiming that the tithes of Gurb belonged to the cathedral of Vic, confirmed the false documents and excommunicated Berenguer. In 1011 and in 1017, Borrell sat on a panel of judges in lawsuits brought against the

monastery of Sant Cugat The Monastery of Sant Cugat ( ca, Monestir de Sant Cugat, es, Monasterio de San Cugat del Vallés) is a Benedictine abbey in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in the ninth century, and under construction until the 14th century, i ...

. In 1015, Borrell installed Guillem de Mediona, already castellan of the frontier castle of Clariana, in the site of

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, with the condition that he build a fortress there. Guillem is described in documents as a ''levita'', a term implying a deacon and a special relationship with the church. Calaf had originally been granted to the viscount of Ausona, Ramon (1007×9–14), by Count Raymond Borrell of Barcelona, but Borrell had acquired it for the see. Four months after the granting of Calaf to Guillem, Borrell farmed out the construction of a castle at Riquer, but no later documents mention a castle there. During Borrell's tenure, four castles were added to the diocese's holdings: Vilagelans was willed to the diocese; L'Espelt was donated to her; and Santa Perpètua and Barberà were bought. Borrell died in 1018 while returning from a military expedition in

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. His successor, Oliba, convinced that the documents from the Gurb case were forged, reversed Borrell's decision on the tithes.

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