Nicolas Rogier
Nicolas Rogier († August 17, 1347 ) was a French prelate and archbishop of Rouen .
Life
Nicolas Rogier is the son of Pierre Rogier, Seigneur de Rosiers . His brother Guillaume I. Rogier is the father of Pope Clement VI. (1342-1352).
Benedictine, prior of Saint-Pantaléon, he became prior of Jeligniaci in November 1332 . In the following year he became abbot of Lagrasse , in 1335 Vogt of Auvers near Chartres , canon at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral and at the Notre-Dame de Reims cathedral . On January 31, 1343, he was appointed Archbishop of Rouen by his nephew, Pope Clement VI. At that time he was around 80 years old. He did not visit his archbishopric once, but stayed at court in Avignon near his nephew. Under his prelature, the Couvent des Filles-Dieu in Rouen and a Franciscan monastery in Les Andelys are founded.
He died on April 3, 1347 in Avignon and was buried in La Chaise-Dieu Abbey . In his will he bequeathed 2,600 florins to his cathedral chapter and created two chaplain positions for the Chapelle de la Vierge in the cathedral.
literature
- François Pommeraye: Histoire des archevesques de Rouen. L. Maurry, Rouen 1667, pp. 508-510 ( online )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aimery Guénaud |
Archbishop of Rouen 1343–1347 |
Jean de Marigny |
Remarks
- ↑ Vincent Tabbagh, Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae 2 Diocèse de Rouen , Répertoire prosopographique des évêques, dignitaires et chanoines des diocèses de France de 1200 à 1500, Brepols, Turnhout 1998, p. 477
- ^ Robert Gane, Le Chapitre de Notre-Dame de Paris au XIVe siècle: étude sociale d'un groupe canonial , Université de Saint-Etienne, 1999, p. 375
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicolas Rogier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French prelate and Archbishop of Rouen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th century or 14th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 17, 1347 |