William Bona Anima
| William Bona Anima | |
|---|---|
| Rouen | |
| Installed | 1079 |
| Term 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.