Baldwin
Archbishop of Pisa
Feast: 6 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Baldwin (died 6 October 1145) was a Cistercian monk and later Archbishop of Pisa, a correspondent of Bernard of Clairvaux, and a reformer of the Republic of Pisa. Throughout his episcopate, he greatly expanded the authority of his diocese, making it the most powerful institution in Liguria and Sardinia, and notably increased its landholdings.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Teacher“Baldwin (died 6 October 1145) was a Cistercian monk and later Archbishop of Pisa, a correspondent of Bernard of Clairvaux, and a reformer of the Republic of Pisa.” — Wikipedia
- Eugene III Blessed“Bernard of Clairvaux even weighed into island politics and sent a letter to Pope Eugene III justifying Baldwin's actions.” — Wikipedia
- Gonario II of Torres Blessed“On 10 November 1144, Baldwin sent aid to Gonario II of Torres in a war against Comita II of Arborea.” — Wikipedia
- Otto of Freising Blessed“On 19 July 1139, at the exhortation of Bernard of Clairvaux and Otto of Freising, the emperor-elect Conrad III bestowed on him the countship of Pisa, making him the chief secular as well as ecclesiastical authority in the city and its countryside (contado, "county").” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q1155146 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Baldwin (archbishop of Pisa) (CC BY-SA)
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