About Raymond de Sauvetât
Lived 1099 – 1152 (aged 52–53). Raymond de Sauvetât was a French linguist, translator, latin Catholic monk and catholic priest.
Francis Raymond de Sauvetât, or Raymond of Toledo, was the Archbishop of Toledo from 1125 to 1152. He was a French Benedictine monk, born in Gascony.
His most important work was the creation of a working group of translators that would later be known as the Toledo School of Translators. He ordered the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Toledo, reserving a section of the building for the School. The group recovered lost classical ancient texts of antiquity and promoted the delivery of major advances in the Toledo School of Medicine, algebra and astronomy.
He attended the Council of Rheims in 1148.
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Who was Raymond de Sauvetât?
French archbishop
When was Raymond de Sauvetât born?
Raymond de Sauvetât was born in 1099 in Gascony.
When did Raymond de Sauvetât die?
Raymond de Sauvetât died in 1152.
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Raymond de Sauvetât was a linguist, translator, latin Catholic monk and catholic priest.
What nationality was Raymond de Sauvetât?
Raymond de Sauvetât was French.
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