Norgod was
bishop of Avranches from 990 to 1017-c.1022. Almost nothing is known about him, and his first appearance as bishop dates from the foundation of
Fécamp, on 15 June 990. After that, he appears c. 1015 witnessing two charters with donations to
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France.
The island lies approximately off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is ...
, by Robert, Count of Mortain, and
Gunnor
Gunnor or Gunnora ( – ) was Duchess of Normandy by marriage to Richard I of Normandy, having previously been his long-time mistress. She functioned as regent of Normandy during the absence of her spouse, as well as the adviser to him and later t ...
, wife or
Richard I. Finally, in 1017, he witnessed a charter by
William of Volpiano
Saint William of Volpiano (Italian: ''Guglielmo da Volpiano''; French: ''Guillaume de Volpiano'', also of Dijon, of Saint-Benignus, or of Fécamp; June/July 962 – 1 January 1031) was a Northern Italian monastic reformer, composer, and founding ...
concerning the privileges of the monks of
Fruttuaria 300px, Bell tower of the abbey.
Fruttuaria is an abbey in the territory of San Benigno Canavese, about twenty kilometers north of Turin, northern Italy.
History
The abbey was founded by Guglielmo da Volpiano. The first stone was laid 23 February ...
. He removed himself to Mont Saint-Michel soon after, where he finished his days as a monk. He died either on 14 October, either on 1026 or 1036.
[Richard Allen, "The Norman Episcopate 989-1110" (2009), PhD thesis.]
The only other reference to Norgod is a story of a vision preserved in Latin and the vernacular.
[William de Saint Pair, Le Roman du Mont-Saint-Michel (XIIe siècle), ed. C.Bougy (Caen, 2009), pp. 252-258.] In the story, after a meeting with Mainard II, abbot of Mont-Sant-Michel, Norgod saw a fire consuming the abbey. Next day, he went to the abbey to bury the dead, but nothing had happened. Then both men deduced that Norgod had seen the Archangel Michael hovering over the abbey.
Notes and references
References
* Richard Allen, "The Norman Episcopate 989-1110" (2009), PhD thesis.
* Recueil des actes des ducs de Normandie de 911 à 1066, ed. M.Faroux (Caen, 1961)
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10th-century French bishops
11th-century French Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops of Avranches