About Richard de Saint-Léger
Lived 1150 – 1236 (aged 85–86). Richard de Saint-Léger was a prelate, catholic bishop, bishop and catholic theologian.
Also known as Richard de Bellevue, Richard de Saint-Léger (born in Fécamp, parish of Saint-Léger, and died on April 4, 1236), was a 13th-century French clergyman, abbot of Bec and then bishop of Évreux.
Biography Abbot of Bec Justicier du Bec, Richard was elected abbot on September 26, 1211, succeeding Guillaume II Le Petit. Presented before King Philippe Auguste, it was consecrated by Robert Poulain, Archbishop of Rouen.
He undertook the reconstruction of the abbey, partially destroyed in 1195. Work began in 1215 under the direction of Enguerran, master builder of Rouen Cathedral. The construction slowed down, he was fired in mid 1216 and replaced by Gautier de Meulan, attested as Philippe Auguste's master builder. The work was completed at the end of 1217.
In 1219 he published statutes for the dependent priories of Bec. and his body was brought to the Abbey of Saint-Taurin.
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bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
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Richard de Saint-Léger was born in 1150 in Fécamp.
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Richard de Saint-Léger died on 4 April 1236.
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Richard de Saint-Léger was a prelate, catholic bishop, bishop and catholic theologian.
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