Gunderic, Archbishop of Toledo
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Gunderic was the Archbishop of Toledo briefly between Felix and Sindered from about 701. He was a Visigoth
and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754
, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles. Though certainly a man of learning, none of his writings are preserved.
He presided over the Eighteenth Council of Toledo
(probably 703), which may have been encouraged by king Wittiza
to force marriage on the priesthood.
Gunderic (died before 711) was the Archbishop of Toledo briefly between Felix and Sindered from about 701. He was a Visigoth
and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754
, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles. Though certainly a man of learning, none of his writings are preserved.
He presided over the Eighteenth Council of Toledo
(probably 703), which may have been encouraged by king Wittiza
to force marriage on the priesthood.
Gunderic (died before 711) was the Archbishop of Toledo briefly between Felix and Sindered from about 701. He was a Visigoth
and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754
, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles. Though certainly a man of learning, none of his writings are preserved.
He presided over the Eighteenth Council of Toledo
(probably 703), which may have been encouraged by king Wittiza
to force marriage on the priesthood.
Visigoth
The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, the Ostrogoths being the other. These tribes were among the Germans who spread through the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period...
and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754
Chronicle of 754
The Chronicle of 754 was a Latin-language history in ninety-five chapters with the narrative theme "the ruin of Spain", which was composed in the year 754, in Toledo or Córdoba...
, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles. Though certainly a man of learning, none of his writings are preserved.
He presided over the Eighteenth Council of Toledo
Eighteenth Council of Toledo
The Eighteenth Council of Toledo was the last of the councils of Toledo held in Visigothic Spain before the Moorish conquest and perhaps the last of the Siglo de Concilios, that is, the seventh century...
(probably 703), which may have been encouraged by king Wittiza
Wittiza
Wittiza was the Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Ergica, until 702 or 703.-Joint rule:...
to force marriage on the priesthood.
Sources
- Collins, Roger. Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
- Thompson, E. A. The Goths in Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969.
Gunderic (died before 711) was the Archbishop of Toledo briefly between Felix and Sindered from about 701. He was a Visigoth
Visigoth
The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, the Ostrogoths being the other. These tribes were among the Germans who spread through the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period...
and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754
Chronicle of 754
The Chronicle of 754 was a Latin-language history in ninety-five chapters with the narrative theme "the ruin of Spain", which was composed in the year 754, in Toledo or Córdoba...
, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles. Though certainly a man of learning, none of his writings are preserved.
He presided over the Eighteenth Council of Toledo
Eighteenth Council of Toledo
The Eighteenth Council of Toledo was the last of the councils of Toledo held in Visigothic Spain before the Moorish conquest and perhaps the last of the Siglo de Concilios, that is, the seventh century...
(probably 703), which may have been encouraged by king Wittiza
Wittiza
Wittiza was the Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Ergica, until 702 or 703.-Joint rule:...
to force marriage on the priesthood.
Sources
- Collins, Roger. Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
- Thompson, E. A. The Goths in Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969.
Gunderic (died before 711) was the Archbishop of Toledo briefly between Felix and Sindered from about 701. He was a Visigoth
Visigoth
The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, the Ostrogoths being the other. These tribes were among the Germans who spread through the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period...
and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754
Chronicle of 754
The Chronicle of 754 was a Latin-language history in ninety-five chapters with the narrative theme "the ruin of Spain", which was composed in the year 754, in Toledo or Córdoba...
, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles. Though certainly a man of learning, none of his writings are preserved.
He presided over the Eighteenth Council of Toledo
Eighteenth Council of Toledo
The Eighteenth Council of Toledo was the last of the councils of Toledo held in Visigothic Spain before the Moorish conquest and perhaps the last of the Siglo de Concilios, that is, the seventh century...
(probably 703), which may have been encouraged by king Wittiza
Wittiza
Wittiza was the Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Ergica, until 702 or 703.-Joint rule:...
to force marriage on the priesthood.
Sources
- Collins, Roger. Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
- Thompson, E. A. The Goths in Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969.