Gezo of Turin (died 1011) was an Italian bishop. He was

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, Octavius and Adventor, who were the patrons of the city of Turin. Also in 1006 Gezo was present – at the request of

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– at the consecration of the

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, alongside other bishops from the region.Bulst, ''Untersuchungen zu den Klosterreformen'', p. 118

References

*F. Savio, ''Gli antichi vescovi d’Italia. Il Piemonte'' (Turin, 1899), pp. 335–339. * N. Bulst, ''Untersuchungen zu den Klosterreformen Wilhelm von Dijon (962-1031)'' (Bonn 1973).

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11th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Turin 1011 deaths {{11C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub