Henry de Sully, Archbishop of Bourges
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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- House of Sully
- 12th-century French cardinals
- Archbishops of Bourges
- 12th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France
- 1199 deaths