Simon of Vermandois
Simon of Vermandois († February 10, 1148 ) was Bishop of Tournai-Noyon until 1146 and then Bishop of Noyon . He was a son of Count Hugo von Vermandois and the Adelheid von Valois, on his father's side he belonged to the Capetian dynasty .
Simon was elected Bishop of Tournai-Noyon in 1123. In his office he persecuted the murderers of his brother-in-law, Count Charles the Good of Flanders , and in 1129 founded the Cistercian abbey of Ourscamp . In 1142 he supported his brother, Count Rudolf von Vermandois , in separating from his wife and won over his colleagues from Laon and Senlis for this project . The powerful brother of the outcast woman, Count Theobald IV./II. of Blois-Champagne , but was able to win the Pope for his interests, who in turn pronounced the excommunication over Simon. Simon traveled to Rome to be reconciled with the Pope, but did not succeed in rejecting the partition plan for the Tournai-Noyon diocese .
In 1146 the diocese was divided, Anselm became Bishop of Tournai, while Simon remained the newly created but smaller diocese of Noyon. Here he advanced plans to build a new cathedral . In 1147 he accompanied his cousin, King Ludwig VII. , On the second crusade to the holy land. Simon died in Asia Minor, his body was transferred to the Ourscamp Abbey he founded.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Lambert |
Bishop of Tournai 1123–1146 |
Anselm |
| Office newly created |
Bishop of Noyon 1146–1148 |
Baldwin of Boulogne |
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| SURNAME | Simon of Vermandois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Tournai-Noyon and then Bishop of Noyon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1148 |