Hugo of Bonnevaux
Hugo von Bonnevaux (* around 1120 in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère , France , † around 1194 in Bonnevaux ) was an abbot of the Cistercian order and is venerated as a saint in the diocese of Valence .
Life
Hugo von Bonnevaux was a nephew of Hugo von Grenoble . He first headed the Léoncel monastery before becoming abbot of Bonnevaux in the diocese of Vienne in 1166 . When the Peace of Venice between Pope Alexander III. and Kaiser Friedrich I was closed, Hugo von Bonnevaux acted as mediator. The traditional veneration of Hugo von Bonnevaux as a saint was confirmed in 1903 by Pope Pius X for the diocese of Valence.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Hugo. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1135.
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| SURNAME | Hugo of Bonnevaux |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot and saint of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1120 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Châteauneuf , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1194 |
| Place of death | Bonnevaux |