Pierre de Sergines
Pierre de Sergines († probably October 18, 1244 near Gaza ) was a Latin archbishop of Tire in the 13th century.
He came from the lordly family of Sergines ( Yonne department ) and was appointed Archbishop of Tire around 1235. Together with his younger brother Geoffroy , he moved to the Holy Land to take office . There he fought in October 1244 in the battle of La Forbie , after which he was missing. Despite not finding his body, he was pronounced dead. The Bishop of Ramla also fell next to him, while the Patriarch of Jerusalem escaped from the battlefield.
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- L'Estoire de Eracles empereur Liv. 33, cap. LVII, in: Recueil des historiens des croisades (1859), Historiens Occidentaux II, p. 430
- Chronicle of the Templar of Tire , ed. by Paul Crawford: The 'Templar of Tire': Part III of the 'Deeds of the Cypriots' III, §252, in: Crusade Texts in Translation Vol. 6 (2003), pp. 19-20
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Simon |
Archbishop of Tire 1235–1244 |
Philippe |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pierre de Sergines |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peter of Sergines |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Tire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | on October 18, 1244 |
| Place of death | at Gaza |