Hugh of Die ( 1040 – October 7, 1106) was a French

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Biography

Hugh was prior of the monastery of Saint-Marcel in Chalon-sur-Saône. On October 19, 1073, he became bishop of Die,

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and on March 9, 1074 received his episcopal consecration in

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from the hands of Pope Gregory VII. Hugh was transferred to the metropolitan office of

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from 1081 to 1106 and was a strong supporter of the

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and a papal legate. In 1077, Hugh convened a synod at Autun. From this council numerous bishops and archbishops were removed or suspended from office, notably Manasses, archbishop of Reims, who was suspended for simony. Hugh was

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on August 29, 1087 at the

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, for his criticisms of

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's election. Victor's successor Pope Urban II revoked the provision and reinstated him in his offices, make him legate again in 1094. Hugh presided over a synod in

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that issued measures against

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and Philip I of France's bigamous marriage. Consequently, Hugh excommunicated Philip for having married Bertrade de Montfort. By the summer of 1100 Hugh had convened a synod at Anse, consisting of four archbishops and nine bishops, that circulated Pope Paschal II's crusading decree. With papal permission, he joined the

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in return for an appointment as legate of Asia, while extracting a subsidy from his clergy. Hugh reached Jerusalem, without traveling with any of the large crusading armies.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hugh of Die Bishops of Die Archbishops of Lyon Christians of the First Crusade 11th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France People temporarily excommunicated by the Catholic Church People from Romans-sur-Isère 1040s births 1106 deaths