Maurice, of Sully, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1120-1196

LC control no.	no 89016470
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Personal name heading	Maurice, of Sully, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1120-1196 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Maurice, de Sully, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1120-1196 Maurice de Sully, Bp. of Paris, d. 1196 Maurice, of Sully, Bishop of Paris, ca. 1120-1196 Mauricius, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1120-1196 Mauritius, de Sulliaco, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1120-1196 Sulliaco, Mauritius de, approximately 1120-1196 Sully, Maurice de, approximately 1120-1196
Other standard no.	0000000087847730
Associated country	France
Located	Paris (France)
Birth date	1120~
Death date	1196-09-11
Place of birth	Sully-sur-Loire (France)
Place of death	Paris (France)
Field of activity	Theology Preaching
Affiliation	Catholic Church. Diocese of Paris (France) Saint-Victor (Abbey : Paris, France)
Profession or occupation	Bishops Theologians
Found in	Longère, J. Les sermons latins de Maurice de Sully, évêque de Paris (1196), 1988: page 11 (Bishop of Paris, 1160-1196) page 159 (Mauritius de Sulliaco) New Cath. encyc. (Maurice of Sully, Bishop of Paris, theologian, preacher, builder of the Cathedral of Notre Dame; b. ca. 1120; d. 9/11/1196) BM (Sully, Maurice de, Bishop of Paris) Bib. nat. (hdg.: Maurice de Sully; usage: ...Mauricii, Parisiensis episcopi) LC data base, 10/26/89 (hdg.: Maurice de Sully, Bp. of Paris, d. 1196) Wikipedia, viewed May 15, 2023 (Maurice de Sully; died September 11, 1196; Bishop of Paris from 1160 until his retirement in 1196; born in Sully-sur-Loire at the beginning of the twelfth century; he came to Paris around 1140 to study; he soon became known as an able professor of theology and an eloquent preacher; in 1159 he was mentioned as the Archdeacon of Paris, and on October 12, 1160, he was elected to succeed Peter Lombard in the episcopal see of the city; the construction of Notre-Dame was begun and almost entirely completed under him; he also rebuilt the episcopal palace in which the nobility and clergy met in 1179 at the coronation of Philip Augustus as joint ruler with his father Louis VII; he enjoyed in a high degree the confidence of both rulers; although he retained the administration of his diocese, he retired, late in life, to the Abbey of Saint Victor, Paris, where he died; he is the author of a treatise on the Canon of the Mass, preserved in manuscript at Bourges; numerous sermons, some in Latin, others in vernacular, are also attributed to him; the French sermons do not seem to be in their present form the work of Maurice de Sully; they are more commonly considered as reproductions made by ecclesiastics from his Latin collection) BnF authorities, viewed May 15, 2023 record 12139590 (Maurice de Sully (1120?-1196); country: France; born: 1120?, Sully-sur-Loire (Loiret); died: 1196, Paris; Bishop of Paris (from 1160); professor and preacher; variants: Maurice of Sully (1120?-1196); Sully, Maurice de (1120?-1196); source(s): Les Sermons latins de Maurice de Sully / Jean Longère, 1988; GDEL; BN Cat. gén. : Maurice de Sully)
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