Henry de Sully, Archbishop of Bourges

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Henry de Sully (died 11 September 1199, Bourges), was a 12th-century French Cardinal. As a member of the Cistercian Order, he was named Archbishop of Bourges before becoming being named Cardinal by Pope Urban III in 1186.

Biography[]

Henry, born at Suliac, Berry, France, was a younger son of Eudes Archambaud, lord of Sully-sur-Loire, and Matilda of Baugency. Henry had two brothers—father's successor, and Eudes of Sully, who would become Bishop of Paris. Henry entered the Cistercian Order and became abbot of Notre-Dame de Saint-Lieu. In 1183, Henry was elected patriarch and Archbishop of Bourges. Urban III named Henry a cardinal in 1186, at the consistory of Pentecost Saturday. Henry was legate in Aquitaine. He did participate in any papal elections.

In 1199, Henry served as mediator of a dispute between Guy II, Count of Auvergne and his brother Robert of Auvergne, Bishop of Clermont, that resulted in a state of civil war in Auvergne. The mediation failed and Guy was excommunicated. Following Henry's death, Henry’s brother Eudes, Bishop of Paris, was called upon to nominate a successor, and finding consensus impossible among the factions, he prayed for divine guidance and drew lots, selecting (future Saint) William of Donjeon, who was duly elected.[1]

Alain de Lille would dedicate his Liber poenitenitalis to Henry de Sully.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, 3rd ed., London, John Hodges, 1877, p. 139.
  2. ^ William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp and John Bell Henneman, Jr., eds., Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, New York: Garland Publishing, Ltd., 1995, p. 32
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