Eustorge de Scorailles ( la, Eustorgius) was the

bishop of Limoges The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lemovicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Limoges'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is ...

from 1106 until his death in 1137. He belonged to the local nobility, and was chosen by the

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in an election free of outside interference. Eustorge commissioned the poet Gregory Bechada to write the ''

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'', a lengthy Occitan poem recounting the

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. This work, relying in part on eyewitness testimony, took twelve years to complete. Following the disputed Papal election of 1130, Eustorge, a supporter of

Innocent II Pope Innocent II ( la, Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as pope was controversial and the fi ...

, was expelled from his see by Duke

William IX of Aquitaine William IX ( oc, Guilhèm de Peitieus; ''Guilhem de Poitou'' french: Guillaume de Poitiers) (22 October 1071 – 10 February 1126), called the Troubadour, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou (as William VII) between 1086 and ...

, who supported

Anacletus II Anacletus II (died January 25, 1138), born Pietro Pierleoni, was an antipope who ruled in opposition to Pope Innocent II from 1130 until his death in 1138. After the death of Pope Honorius II, the college of cardinals was divided over his succes ...

. By 1135, Abbot

Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. ( la, Bernardus Claraevallensis; 109020 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templars, and a major leader in the reformation of the Benedictine Order through ...

had successfully convinced Duke William of Innocent's legitimacy and Eustorge was able to resume his episcopate unimpeded. Eustorge was succeeded by his nephew, Gérard du Cher (died 1177).

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