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Laugier Agoult was
In 1113, Laugier, by a solemn act written in the presence of all his clergy and nobles of Apt country, confirmed the membership of the castles of Saignon to his Church. Known as the Rock, or Méjanne Tartamolle and Grugières, these castles installed at the top of the famous Rock, commanded and controlled the julienne6 city.
The rock of Saignon where were built the castles of the Rock, and Tartamolle Grugières. Around 1120, the three castles of Saignon were made subservient by Laugier after tribute to his relatives in the house Agoult-Simiane. In the fall of that same year, the bishop resumed his fief the castle of Clermont, above Apt, nephews Guirand, Bertrand and Rostaing who swore loyalty to him. Two years later, in exchange for their tribute, Laugier gave to his three nephews half of the castle of Gordes, in the diocese of Cavaillon and the Great Tower Apt adding a part of the city against 500 in melgoriens.
bishop of Apt
The former French Catholic diocese of Apt, in southeast France, existed from the fourth century until the French Revolution. By the Concordat of 1801, it was suppressed, and its territory was divided between the diocese of Digne and the diocese of ...
(1103-v.1130). He was a great builder in his diocese and a Crusader of the First Crusade
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic ru ...
.
Biography
During his episcopacy, he made substantial donations to theabbey of Cluny
Cluny Abbey (; , formerly also ''Cluni'' or ''Clugny''; ) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to Saint Peter.
The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with three churches ...
and the abbey of Saint-Victor de Marseille
The Abbey of Saint-Victor is a former abbey that was founded during the late Roman period in Marseille in the south of France, named after the local soldier saint and martyr, Victor of Marseilles.
History
The crypts of the abbey contains artefac ...
and was a benefactor in his diocese, which he attributed much of his property, he also endowed the mense
A mense (from Latin ''mensa'', 'table') is the name of a form of ecclesiastical income in the Catholic Church. Historically, the mense was a land tax whose income was used as income for its holder (i.e. bishop, abbot, canons or monks, pastor, ...
of the Cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...
Chapter. His uncle Alfant got him appointed as the bishop of Apt.
Crusader
His uncle answered the call ofPope
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
Urban II
Pope Urban II ( la, Urbanus II; – 29 July 1099), otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088 to his death. He is best known for convening th ...
and joined Rambaud, Lord of Sault and Simiane and Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon (, , , ; 18 September 1060 – 18 July 1100) was a French nobleman and pre-eminent leader of the First Crusade. First ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100, he avoided the title of king, preferring that of princ ...
. He saw Laugier made a prelate of the crusade. Laugier played a part in the capture of the famous Shroud of St. Anne.G. Barruol, Provence Romane II, Éd. Zodiaque, la Pierre qui Vire, 1981.
The Builder
Bishop Laugier continued to rebuild and restore the Apt chathédral whose reconstruction had begun under the episcopate of his uncle. He is credited with his brother Rambaud for building the Rotunda of Simiane.
In 1113, Laugier, by a solemn act written in the presence of all his clergy and nobles of Apt country, confirmed the membership of the castles of Saignon to his Church. Known as the Rock, or Méjanne Tartamolle and Grugières, these castles installed at the top of the famous Rock, commanded and controlled the julienne6 city.
The rock of Saignon where were built the castles of the Rock, and Tartamolle Grugières. Around 1120, the three castles of Saignon were made subservient by Laugier after tribute to his relatives in the house Agoult-Simiane. In the fall of that same year, the bishop resumed his fief the castle of Clermont, above Apt, nephews Guirand, Bertrand and Rostaing who swore loyalty to him. Two years later, in exchange for their tribute, Laugier gave to his three nephews half of the castle of Gordes, in the diocese of Cavaillon and the Great Tower Apt adding a part of the city against 500 in melgoriens.
References
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