Philip Berruyer

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Philip Berruyer (died 1261) was bishop of Orléans in 1234,[1] and then archbishop of Bourges from 1236 until his death. He was responsible for much of the building work on Bourges Cathedral, with the architect Paul-Louis Boeswillwald;[2] it was mostly finished by 1250.[3]

William of Bourges was his uncle.[4] He is a Catholic saint, feast day 9 January, beatified in the thirteenth century.

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  1. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Orleans
  2. ^ Bourges Cathedral in the Structurae database
  3. ^ Cathédrales et Abbayes
  4. ^ Patron Saints Index: Saint Philip Berruyer