Gerald of Braga
| Saint Gerald of Braga | |
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| Bishop of Braga | |
| Born | Cahors, Gascony, Kingdom of France |
| Died | December 5, 1109 Bornes, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Kingdom of Galicia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | December 5 |
Gerald of Braga was a bishop of Braga.
Gerald was born in Cahors, Gascony, and became a Benedictine monk at Moissac, France.[1]
Archbishop Bernhard of Toledo, also a Cluniac monk, admired the liturgical singing in the monastery and asked Gerald to renew the liturgical music in Toledo. He served as the cathedral choir director.
In 1100, Gerald became Bishop of Braga in Portugal and ended ecclesiastical investiture by laypeople in his diocese. He baptised Afonso I of Portugal.
Gerald died on December 5, 1109, and was buried in Braga Cathedral.
The Vita Sancti Geraldi was written by one Bernard, a companion and fellow Cluniac monk from France.[2]
References
- Back to citation Odden Per Einar. "Den hellige Gerald av Braga ( -1109)", Den katolske kirke
- Back to citation Lay, Stephen. "Sanctity and Social Alienation in Twelfth-Century Braga as Portrayed in the Vita Sancti Geraldi." Portuguese Studies vol. 31, no. 2, Modern Humanities Research Association, 2015, pp. 153–68