Drogo was
bishop of Thérouanne from 1030 to 1078. Very little is known about his early life, except that he was a cleric from Amiens
and a monk from
Saint Bertin
Bertin ( la, Bertinus; 615 – ''c''. 709 AD), also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Ch ...
, where he learned music from Enguerrand, abbot of St. Riquier.
At the beginning of his episcopate, he was in conflict with
Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders
Baldwin IV (980 – 30 May 1035), called the Bearded, was the count of Flanders from 987 until his death.
Baldwin IV was the son of Count Arnulf II of Flanders (c. 961 — 987) and Rozala of Italy (950/60 – 1003), of the House of Ivrea.Detlev Sc ...
, who ousted him in 1030, probably in the context of his conflict with his son,
Baldwin V. By 1032 he was back at his siege, and from 1035 he frequently appeared alongside the younger Baldwin.
In 1036 he substituted for bishop Fulk of Amiens at the elevation of the relics of
St. Adalard at
Corbie. He was a participant of the
Council of Reims in 1049, where he made count Baldwin sign a "Peace of God" agreement, promising to respect merchants, clerics, women and church assets. In 1052, he performed the elevation of
St. Omer and
St. Bertin
Bertin ( la, Bertinus; 615 – ''c''. 709 AD), also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodo ...
.
During his episcopate, at least five new religious houses were founded, and all of them received privileges from him: a nunnery at Mesen, canonries at Voormezele, Ardres and Zonnebeke, and a priory for canons regular at Watten.
At the council of Poitiers, in 1078, he was
interdicted by
Hugh of Die, the legate of
Pope Gregory VII
Pope Gregory VII ( la, Gregorius VII; 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana ( it, Ildebrando di Soana), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint ...
. While the latter was very angered by this decision, which he thought too harsh, Drogo died the same year (on 21 August)
while still interdicted, even after the intercession of archbishop
Manasses I of Reims
Manasses I, known as Manasses de Gournay, was the Archbishop of Reims, and thus primate of France, from c. 1069 to his deposition on 27 December 1080.
Manasses was the son of Hugh II of Gournay-en-Bray and Adelaide of Dammartin. His brother was Hu ...
.
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Bishops of Thérouanne
1078 deaths
Year of birth unknown