Garnier de Rochefort, a 12th-century French cleric, was Abbot of

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(1175–1180), Abbot of Clairvaux (1186–1193), and finally

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(1193–1199).

Biography

Garnier de Rochefort was descended from the noble family of Rochefort-sur-Brévon. He first became a monk at the , then Abbot of

around 1175. In 1180, he became a prior, then in 1186 Abbot of Clairvaux.L'abbé Roussel, ''Le diocèse de Langres : histoire et statistique'', 1875.L'abbé Matthieu, ''Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire des Évêques de Langres'', 1844. In 1193, on the death of , he was elected Bishop of

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. Charged in Rome with profligate overspending by , he was suspended by

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. He then made a pilgrimage to the

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. On his return, he resigned and retired to Clairvaux Abbey until his death, which likely occurred in 1225 (though certain 19th-century historians say 1200).

Notes and references

{{authority control 12th-century French Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Langres Abbots of Clairvaux Holy Land travellers People from Côte-d'Or 1225 deaths 12th-century births Year of birth unknown