Oliba, Bishop of Vich, 971?-1046

LC control no.	n 93000113
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Oliba, Bishop of Vich, 971?-1046 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Oliba, Abbot of Santa Maria de Ripoll, 971?-1046 Oliba, comte de Berga i Ripoll, 971?-1046 Oliba, de Besalú, Bishop of Vich, 971?-1046 Oliva, Vicensis, 971?-1046 Oliva, of Ripoll, Bishop of Vich, 971?-1046 Oliva, Abbot of Ripoll, 971?-1046
Other standard no.	119440970
Associated country	Spain
Associated place	Vich (Spain) Ripoll (Spain)
Birth date	0971?
Death date	1046-10-30
Place of birth	Besalú (Spain)
Affiliation	Catholic Church. Diocese of Vich (Spain) Monestir de Santa Maria de Ripoll
Profession or occupation	Bishops Abbots
Found in	Junyent, Eduardo. Diplomatari i escrits literaris de l'abat i bisbe Oliba, 1992: title page (l'abat i bisbe Oliba) Gran enciclopèdia catalana,1986: volume 16 (Oliba; born 971? in Cuixà; died October 30, 1046; Bishop of Vich, Abbot of Ripoll i Cuixà) English Wikipedia, viewed January 4, 2023 (Abbot Oliba; Oliba; born circa 971; died 1046; he was count of Berga and Ripoll from 988 to 1002 and later abbot of the monasteries of Santa Maria de Ripoll and Sant Miquel de Cuixà (1008-1046); he was bishop of Vic from 1018 to 1046) Catalan Wikipedia, viewed January 4, 2023 (Abat Oliba; he was born in Besalú or in Cornellà de Conflent around 971; he died at Sant Miquel de Cuixà on October 30, 1046; Benedictine abbot; he was comte de Berga i Ripoll (998-1002), bishop of Vic (1018-1046), and abbot of Santa Maria de Ripoll and Sant Miquel de Cuixà (1008-1046)) New Catholic encyclopedia. Second edition, 2003: volume 9, page 842 (under Montserrat, Abbey of: the Abbey was founded as a priory by Oliva of Ripoll, circa 1025) Biblioteca Nacional de España online catalog, viewed January 4, 2023 (authorized access point: Oliva, Abad de Ripoll) <https://datos.bne.es/persona/XX819846.html> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek online catalog, viewed January 4, 2023 (authorized access point: Oliva, Vicensis; other data in authority record: Spanish bishop and abbot; variant form of name: Oliba; born circa 971; year of death usually given as 1046 (in some sources, 1049)) German Wikipedia, viewed January 4, 2023 (Oliba de Besalú; Abt Oliba; he was Count of Berga, abbot of a number of Benedictine monasteries, and Bishop of Vich. He is seen by many as the "spiritual father" of Catalonia)