William Bona Anima

William Bona Anima
Rouen
Enthroned	1079
Reign ended	1110
Predecessor	John of Avranches
Successor	Geoffrey Brito
Other posts	abbot of Saint-Etienne, Caen
Personal details
Died	1110
Denomination	Catholic

William Bona Anima (or William Bonne-Âme) (died 1110) was a medieval Archbishop of Rouen. He served as archbishop from 1079 to 1110.

He was the son of Radbod, the bishop of Sées, and was a canon at Rouen as well as an archdeacon in that diocese. He then entered a monastery and became abbot of the monastery of Saint-Etienne, in Caen, from 1070 to 1079. He then was named archbishop of Rouen, where he served from 1079 to 1110.^[1]

References

^ Spear "School of Caen Revisited" Haskins Society Journal p. 57

Sources

Spear, David S. (1993). "The School of Caen Revisited". In Patterson, Robert B. (ed.). Haskins Society Journal: Studies in Medieval History. 4 (1992). Woodbridge, UK: Boydell. pp. 97–108. ISBN 0-85115-333-X.

Persondata
Name	Bona Anima, William
Alternative names	Bonne-Âme, William
Short description	Abbot of Saint-Etienne, Caen; Archbishop of Rouen
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1110
Place of death