Abbo (Bishop of Saintes)

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Abbo († before 999) was Bishop of Saintes at the end of the 10th century .

On June 1, 989, Abbo took part in the council held in the Charroux Abbey under the chairmanship of Archbishop Gombaud of Bordeaux , at which the implementation of the peace of God was proclaimed for the first time through threats of excommunication of church abusers and attackers of unarmed clergy . In 990 Abbo was present at the consecration of Bishop Alduin of Limoges. At the latest in 999 Islus took over the episcopate of Saintes.

literature

  • A. Rastoul: subscription 9 . In: Dictionnaire de Biographie française . Vol. 1 (1932), Col. 82.
personal data
SURNAME Abbo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Saintes
DATE OF BIRTH before 989
DATE OF DEATH before 999