Maugis of Avranches explained
Maugis was a Catholic cleric who bishop of Avranches in what is today France from 1017 to 1022.
Records show that Maugis initiated the construction of the cathedral on 1125.[1] He appears as witness in 10 charters.[2]
Mauguis died in 1026.
Sources
- Richard Allen, "The Norman Episcopate 989-1110" (2009), PhD thesis.
- Recueil des actes des ducs de Normandie de 911 à 1066, ed. M.Faroux (Caen, 1961)
Notes and References
- Daniel Levalet, « La cathédrale Saint-André et les origines chrétiennes d'Avranches » dans Archéologie Médiévale, volume 12, 1982, p.107-153.
- Richard Allen, "The Norman Episcopate 989-1110" (2009), PhD thesis.