Gerald of Braga
Appearance
Saint Gerald of Braga | |
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Bishop of Braga | |
Born | Cahors, Gascony |
Died | 5 December 1109 Bornos, Portugal |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 5 December |
Gerald of Braga, born in Cahors, Gascony, was a Benedictine monk at Moissac, France. He later worked with the archbishop of Toledo, in Castile, and served as cathedral choir director. He baptised Afonso I of Portugal. He later became the reforming Bishop of Braga, Portugal in 1100[1] and stopped ecclesiastical investiture by laymen in his diocese.
Notes
- ^ Saint Gerald of Braga Patron Saint Index