William Bona Anima Explained
| William Bona Anima |
| Archbishop of Rouen |
| Enthroned: | 1079 |
| Ended: | 1110 |
| Predecessor: | John of Avranches |
| Successor: | Geoffrey Brito |
| Other Post: | abbot of Saint-Etienne, Caen |
| Death Date: | 1110 |
| Religion: | Catholic |
William Bona Anima or Bonne-Âme (died 1110) was a medieval archbishop of Rouen. He served from 1079 to 1110.[1]
William was the son of Radbod,[2] the bishop of Sées and was a canon at Rouen as well as an archdeacon in that diocese.[3] He then entered a monastery and became abbot of the monastery of Saint-Etienne in Caen from 1070 to 1079. He then was named archbishop of Rouen, where he served from 1079 to 1110.[4]
Sources
- Encyclopedia: Spear, David S. . The School of Caen Revisited . Haskins Society Journal: Studies in Medieval History . 4 . 1993 . 1992 . Boydell . Woodbridge, UK . Patterson, Robert B.. 0-85115-333-X . 97 - 108 .
Notes and References
- Pierre Bouet et François Neveux, Les évêques normands du XIe siècle : Colloque de Cerisy-la-Salle (30 septembre - 3 octobre 1993), Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 1995, 330 p. (ISBN 2-84133-021-4), « Les évêques normands de 985 à 1150 », p. 19-35.
- Véronique Gazeau (préf. David Bates et Michel Parisse), Normannia monastica (xe – xiie siècle) : I-Princes normands et abbés bénédictins / II-Prosopopographie des abbés bénédictins, Caen, Publications du CRAHM, 2007, 492 - 403 p. (ISBN 978-2-902685-38-7).
- David Douglas (trad. Marie-Liliane de Bouard), « Les évêques de Normandie (1035-1066) », Annales de Normandie, mai 1958, p. 87-102
- Spear "School of Caen Revisited" Haskins Society Journal p.57
