Biography
He was first clergyman, then archdeacon (957), and finally bishop of Girona (970-984). He traveled to Rome twice, and maintained a great friendship with Gerbert of Aurillac, the future Pope Sylvester II. He was a great writer, of a very particular style. He devoted his historical writings to recalling and praising the people in the families of the Catalan counts. He authored the consecration of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa in 974 and the Monastery of Ripoll in 977. Also founded the monastery of Santa Maria de Serrateix in 977 and the monastery of Sant Pere de Besalu in 978. He was succeeded by his brother Oliba Cabreta in both counties, although Oliba Cabreta had ruled jointly in Cerdanya since 968. {{DEFAULTSORT:Miro 03 of Cerdanya Counts of Cerdanya Counts of Besalú 920 births 984 deaths 10th-century Catalan people