Ithier (or Itier, Iterius; died 981), was Archbishop of

Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...

from before March 963 until 981.

Biography

Ithier may have been from the

Lyonnais The Lyonnais () is a historical province of France which owes its name to the city of Lyon. The geographical area known as the ''Lyonnais'' became part of the Kingdom of Burgundy after the division of the Carolingian Empire. The disintegratio ...

, because this name is extremely rare in Provence but common in Lyonnais. He would then be a follower of King

Conrad I of Burgundy Conrad I, called the Peaceful (french: Conrad le Pacifique; german: Konrad der Friedfertige; – 19 October 993), a member of the Elder House of Welf, was King of Burgundy from 937 until his death. Life He was the son of King Rudolph II, the fi ...

, who became suzerain of Provence in 949. Only a few elements of Ithier's life are known. * 969 (1 March): Through an exchange with Count Boso II of Arles,

Count of Provence The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe. Its independent existence has its origins in the frontier nature of the dukedom in Merovingian Gaul. In this position, influenced and affected by ...

, Ithier acquires the ruined castrum of Sanctum Amantum. This is the origin of the village of

Saint-Chamas Saint-Chamas (in Provençal Occitan: ''Sanch Amàs'' in classical orthography, ''Sant Chamas'' according to Mistralian orthography) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern Fra ...

. * 970: The archbishop of Arles comes to

Cruas Cruas (; oc, Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France. The village has a Romanesque abbey with a crypt. Population Sights and monuments Cruas has two notable '' monuments historiques'' * Ab ...

to dedicate a chapel, under the invocation of Saint Michael, that a lady Gotolinde had just built on the site of a primitive church . * 972: Ithier undertakes to revive the Saint-Césaire Abbey of

. * 973 (19 July): Teucinde of Arles obtains from Archbishop Ithier the concession of Saint-Hippolyte near Arles, to rebuild it, restore it, and own it with her nephew Riculfe, the

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, until the end of their days. Gallia NC * 976–978: During the conflict between , the

Bishop of Valence The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Valentinensis (–Diensis–Sancti Pauli Tricastinorum)''; French: ''Diocèse de Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux'') is a diocese of the L ...

, and a certain Achard, a synod excommunicates Achard in an edict solemnly deposited on the high altar of the Church of St. Trophime, Arles, intended for the Archbishop Ithier. * Members of the Jewish community of the city manage part of the patrimony of the archbishop, * Ithier cedes the property of Goudargues to one of his proteges, Thibert. * Ithier mints money explicitly signed in his name. * Laugier of Nice receives from the Archbishop of Arles the villa Niomes and property in Busayrol, located in the county of

Vaison Vaison-la-Romaine (; oc, Vaison) is a town in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Vaison-la-Romaine is famous for its rich Roman ruins and mediaeval town and cathedral. It is also unusual in ...

. In 981, this gift was confirmed by Annon, successor of Ithier. Between 965 and 972 Ithier was the only metropolitan of Provence. The prelates he appointed swore to him not only canonical obedience but also the oath of fidelity. The coinage of Arles, in decline since the end of the ninth century, was resumed under his archiepiscopate with coins bearing his initials.

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