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Teucinde of Arles (or Theusinde, Teucinda; ) was a Burgundian aristocrat who lived in
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 ...
, Provence, and was known for her numerous donations to the Arles Church.


Life

Teucinde was a woman of the Burgundian aristocracy who followed Hugues d'Arles to Provence and belonged to the family of the counts of
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, known by the nickname of Griffon, appointed by King
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in 948 or 949. Her brother was Gontard, the provost of the Cathedral of Arles. Her nephew was Majolus, the fourth
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. A very pious woman, whom some texts describe as a ''sancto monialis'' or ''Deo devota'', Teucinde distributed her goods to the religious communities of Arles under the archbishops of Arles, Manasses and Ithier. On 7 October 949, she bought the island of Montmajour, which belonged to the archbishopric of Arles, and donated it to the
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monks who lived there.
Montmajour Abbey Montmajour Abbey, formally the Abbey of St. Peter in Montmajour (french: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Montmajour), was a fortified Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 18th centuries on what was originally an island five kilometers north ...
was founded there. Teucinde confirmed this donation in her will in 977. On 19 July 973 Teucinde obtained from Archbishop Ithier the concession of Saint-Hippolyte near Arles for her and her nephew Riculf,
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. They were to rebuild it, restore it, and own it until the end of their days.Gallia N C Teucinde's gravestone was found in the 1970s on private property near Montmajour Abbey.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teucinde of Arles 920s births 970s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Kingdom of Burgundy History of Arles