- Amatus (archbishop of Bordeaux)
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux
- Council of Clermont
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens
- Ancient Diocese of Saintes
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Oloron
- Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 13th century
- List of sources for the Crusades
- History of the Knights Hospitaller in the Levant
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne
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Amatus was an eleventh-century French prelate, Catholic Bishop and Papal Legate.
Life
He was appointed Catholic Bishop of Oloron from 1073 and Archbishop of Bordeaux from 1089 until 1101.
He was a Papal Legate for Pope Gregory VII going to Aquitaine in 1074 and Spain in 1077 Being a papal legate, he was therefore a strong supporter of Gregorys reform movement, instigating it in southern France, in partnership with Hugh of Die. He was also a fierce opponent of Berengar of Tours.
He was also a strong supporter of Church independence from civil authority, a supporter of Gregory during the Investiture Controversy and he pursued a policy of piety among the priesthood. At the Council of Rome, held in Lent 1076, he excommunicated several bishops accused of simony. He also presided over the ‘‘Council of Bordeaux’’ in 1080.