Rigobert of Reims
Rigobert , also Robert of Reims (* in? Ribemont on the Aisne ; † 743 in Gernicourt of Aisne), from high Franconian coming noble family, was at first a monk and abbot of the Benedictine - monastery Orbais . 689/690 he became bishop of Reims . He was a close confidante of the Frankish housekeeper Pippin the Middle and baptized his son Karl Martell . From King Dagobert III. He received his diocese the exemption for all contributions and services to the kingdom, and Pippin he received the royal estate Gernicourt on the Aisne as personal property given.
During the decisive phase of the power struggle that broke out after Pippin's death, he did not take the side of Karl Martell, and was therefore removed from his office in 717, exiled to Gascony and replaced by Bishop Liutwin of Trier and his son Milo of Trier . Although Karl Martell rehabilitated him again soon, Rigobert decided not to return to Reims and instead withdrew to his own estate Gernicourt, where he lived as a hermit and died in 743. His bones were transferred to Reims in 864 and buried in the local church of Saint-Thierry in 872; Parts came to Paris later. Rigobert was canonized . His feast day is January 4th.
literature
- Rudolf Schieffer : The Carolingians. 4th revised and expanded edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-17-019099-7 , p. 38 ( Kohlhammer-Urban-Taschenbücher 411).
- Ulrich Nonn : Rigobert. In: Lexikon des Mittelalters, CD-ROM edition, Verlag JB Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, Vol. 7, Sp. 849.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Rieul |
Bishop of Reims 689–717 |
Liutwin |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rigobert of Reims |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robert of Reims |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Reims |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 689 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ribemont on the Aisne |
| DATE OF DEATH | 743 |
| Place of death | Gernicourt on the Aisne |