Bertrand de L'Isle-Jourdain (1227–1286) was the

bishop of Toulouse The Archdiocese of Toulouse (–Saint Bertrand de Comminges–Rieux) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Department of Haute-Garonne and its seat is Toulouse Cathedral. Archbi ...

from 1270 until his death. Bertrand was a son of Bernard Jordan, the lord of L'Isle-Jourdain, and Indie, an illegitimate daughter of Count Raymond V of Toulouse. He was born after the death of his father in 1227. In accordance with his father's will, he was given to the cathedral of Toulouse to be raised by the church. He was serving the cathedral as provost when Bishop Raymond du Fauga died on 19 October 1270.Odette Pontal
"De la défense à la pastorale de la foi: les épiscopats de Foulque, Raymond du Fauga et Bertrand de l'Isle-Jourdain à Toulouse"
''Cahiers de Fanjeaux'' 20 (1985): 175–197, at 192–193. Bertrand was unanimously elected to succeed Raymond. He was ordained a priest two days before his consecration as bishop. He joined the

Order of Saint Augustine The Order of Saint Augustine (), abbreviated OSA, is a mendicant order, mendicant catholic religious order, religious order of the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1244 by bringing together several eremitical groups in the Tuscany region who ...

.Patrice Cabau
e–XIV^e siècles) et les lieux de leur sépulture: seconde partie"">"Les évêques de Toulouse (III^e–XIV^e siècles) et les lieux de leur sépulture: seconde partie"
''Mémoires de la Société archéologique du Midi de la France'' 60 (2000): 115–118. As bishop, he unsuccessfully defended his

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s' claim of exemption from service in the royal army. He began a reconstruction of the cathedral in the Gothic style, devoting much of his personal wealth to the project. The choir and the chapels to its north and south were begun during his episcopate. After his death in 1286, he became the first bishop of Toulouse to be buried in the cathedral.Patrice Cabau
e–XIV^e siècles) et les lieux de leur sépulture: seconde partie"">"Les évêques de Toulouse (III^e–XIV^e siècles) et les lieux de leur sépulture: seconde partie"
''Mémoires de la Société archéologique du Midi de la France'' 60 (2000): 115–118. Juan Gil de Zamora dedicated his commentary on the ''

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'' to Bertrand.Klaus Reinhardt and Horacio Santiago Otero, ''Biblioteca Bíblica Ibérica Medieval'' (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 1986), p. 197. The in Toulouse is named after him.

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{{reflist 1227 births 1286 deaths Bishops of Toulouse Augustinian bishops