Gerald of Braga

Saint Gerald of Braga
Bishop of Braga
Born	Cahors, Gascony
Died	5 December 1109 Bornos, Portugal
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	5 December

Gerald of Braga, born in Cahors, Gascony, was a Benedictine monk at Moissac, France. He later worked with the archbishop in Toledo, Spain, and served as cathedral choir director. He baptised Alfonso I of Portugal.He later became the reforming Bishop of Braga, Portugal in 1100^[1] and stopped ecclesiastical investiture by laymen in his diocese.

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