Gauzelin of Toul

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Gauzelin
Bishop of Toul
Cathedrale 01879 Gauzelin.jpg
Church Roman Catholic Church
DioceseToul
SeeToul
Appointed922
Term ended7 September 962
PredecessorDrogo
Successor Gérard
Orders
Consecration17 March 922
by Ruotger
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Gauzelin
Died7 September 962
Toul, Kingdom of France
Buried Bouxières-aux-Dames, France
Sainthood
Feast day7 September
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church,
Eastern Orthodox Church
Tomb in Bouxieres-aux-Dames. StGauzelin.jpg
Tomb in Bouxières-aux-Dames.

Gauzelin (died 7 September 962) was a French Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Toul from 922 until his death. [1] [2] He has been named as a saint.

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Life

Gauzelin was born to noble Frankish parents. He first served as part of notaries in the French kingdom from 913 to circa 919 which later led to King Charles naming him as the Bishop of Toul; Pope John X confirmed the appointment and he received his episcopal consecration on 17 March 922 from Ruotger. [3] [1] Gauzelin promoted discipline for the monasteries and for diocesan priests and tried to defend the church against secular threats. [2]

The damage from the Danish and Hungarian invasions saw him become a reforming bishop in his diocese as well as the founder of a number of monasteries. These new monasteries included one at Bouxières-aux-Dames (built c. 935–936) which became associated with his noble household and where he was later buried. [2]

Death

Bishop Gauzelin died on 7 September 962. There is a cathedral that continues to preserve a number of objects associated with him.

Feast days

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