Odon de Châtillon (died c. 1102) was a French

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. He was probably a

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Pope Urban II Pope Urban II (; – 29 July 1099), otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088 to his death. He is best known for convening the Council of Clermon ...

(1088–99).

Career

He entered the Order of

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in the monastery of

Cluny Cluny () is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is northwest of Mâcon. The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in ...

. His uncle Urban II elevated him to the cardinalate and named him Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia ca. 1095. He participated in the papal election, 1099 and was a principal consecrator of

Pope Paschal II Pope Paschal II (; 1050 1055 – 21 January 1118), born Raniero Raineri di Bleda, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was creat ...

. He attended the council of Melfi in October 1100. Date of his death is not recorded. He subscribed the papal bull for the last time on 21 March 1102. His successor in the see of Ostia (

Leo of Ostia Leo Marsicanus (meaning "of the Marsi") or Ostiensis (meaning "of Ostia"), also known as Leone dei Conti di Marsi (1046, Marsica – 1115/7, Ostia), was a nobleman and monk of Monte Cassino around 1061 and Italian cardinal from the 12th cent ...

) appears for the first time on 7 September 1109 but is believed to have been created before 1107.

References

Bibliography

*Hans-Walter Klewitz, ''Reformpapsttum und Kardinalkolleg'', Darmstadt 1957, p. 115 no. 4 *Rudolf Hüls, ''Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049-1130'', Tübingen 1977, p. 103-104 no. 7 * 11th-century French cardinals 12th-century French cardinals Cardinal-nephews Cardinals created by Pope Urban II Cardinal-bishops of Ostia French Benedictines 1100s deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain {{France-RC-cardinal-stub