Landulf of Turin (died 1037) was an Italian bishop. He was

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, Landulf was an imperial chaplain, before Henry II appointed him bishop of Turin. One of Landulf's first acts as bishop of Turin was to confirm, and increase, the donations of his predecessor, Bishop Gezo of Turin, to the episcopal monastery of San Solutore in Turin. In January 1015, Landulf was in Rome, where he witnessed

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’s confirmation of the

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’s ‘apostolic liberty’. In 1017 Landulf made a donation to the episcopal convent of San Pietro in Turin. In 1022, Landulf was present at the

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, presided over by Benedict VIII and Henry II. Around 1028 Landulf worked with

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, Bishop Alric of Asti, and Archbishop Aribert of Milan to combat heresy at Monforte. Because the diocese of Turin had been devastated "not only by pagans, but also by perfidious Christians" (''non solum a paganis verum etiam a perfidis christianis''), Landulf pursued a policy of reconstruction during his episcopate. He restored the cathedral church of Turin, and built new churches and fortifications in

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, Testona, Rivalba, Piobesi, Piasco, Mathi, ''Mocoriadum'' and ''Tizanum''. He also founded the monastery of Santa Maria in Cavour, which he endowed with property around Pinerolo.B. Baudi di Vesme, E. Durando, F. Gabotto, eds., ''Carte della abazia di Cavour'' (Pinerolo, 1900), no. 2 (1037).

References

*F. Savio, ''Gli antichi vescovi d’Italia. Il Piemonte'' (Turin, 1899), pp. 339–343, accessible online at

*G. Gandino, ‘Il testamento di Landolfo come affermazione di autocoscienza vescovile,’ in G. Casiraghi, ed., ''Il rifugio del vescovo. Testona e Moncalieri nella diocesi medievale di Torino'' (Turin, 1997), pp. 15–29. *P. Cancian, ‘Il testamento di Landolfo: edizione critica,’ in G. Casiraghi, ed., ''Il rifugio del vescovo. Testona e Moncalieri nella diocesi medievale di Torino'' (Turin, 1997), pp. 31–43.

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{{Authority control 11th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Turin