Roger de Wavrin
Roger de Wavrin († 1191 before Acre ) was a bishop of Cambrai . He came from the Flemish noble family of Wavrin .
Roger served as Archdeacon in Cambrai until he was elected Bishop of Cambrai in 1177 as a candidate for Count Baldwin V of Hainaut . He took part in the third crusade and died in 1191 at the siege of Acre , as did his brother, the Seneschal Hellin de Wavrin .
Roger de Wavrin had written a set of rules for the settlement of theological disputes at church meetings.
literature
- Joseph Avril: Les "Precepta synodalia" de Roger de Cambrai , in: Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law (BMCL) 2 (1972), pp. 7-15
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gislebert von Mons , Chronicon Hanoniense , ed. by Wilhelm Arndt in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 21 (1869), p. 526
- ↑ Giselbert von Mons, Chronicon Hanoniense , ed. by Wilhelm Arndt in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 21 (1869), p. 579. Bishop Roger and Seneschal Hellin are named here as brothers ( fratres ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alhard |
Bishop of Cambrai 1177–1191 |
Jean d'Antoing |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roger de Wavrin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Cambrai and crusader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1191 |
| Place of death | Acre |