Durand de Bredons [1] (died 1071) was a French Benedictine and bishop of Toulouse from about 1058. He was from Bredons in the Auvergne. [2]
He was from about 1048 Abbot of Moissac, a Cluniac reformer there.
Durand de Bredons [1] (died 1071) was a French Benedictine and bishop of Toulouse from about 1058. He was from Bredons in the Auvergne. [2]
He was from about 1048 Abbot of Moissac, a Cluniac reformer there.
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The given name Durand may refer to:
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