Geraldus d'Anduze (Géraud d'Anduze) was a French
prelate
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,
bishop of Nîmes in the eleventh century.
[History of Nimes church, Alexandre Germain, (Debécourt, 1838).]
Geraldus was the son of
Bernard Pelet, Lord of
Anduze
Anduze (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gard Departments of France, department in southern France.Anduze", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. II, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 24 .
The village is at the foot of the ...
, and of Ermengarde, his first wife. He was a member of the , one of the oldest in
Languedoc
The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France.
Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately .
History
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. His brother Fredol was
bishop of Puy.
Like his predecessor , Geraldus gave much attention to the reconstruction of
Psalmody Abbey
Psalmody Abbey, also Psalmodie Abbey or Psalmodi Abbey ( or ''Psalmodie''), was a Benedictine abbey located near Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze in the Camargue, in the department of Gard and the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France. It wa ...
, which regained its former lustre through the virtues of the religious and the munificence of the laity. During his time, the abbey was granted jurisdiction over an abbey at
Saint-Geniez.
See also
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Catholic Church in France
The Catholic Church in France, Gallican Church, or French Catholic Church, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the 2nd century in unbroken communion with the bishop of Rome, it was sometim ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nîmes
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References
11th-century French Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops of Nîmes
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