Gaugenos 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | M/L VIII |
Dates | 769 (taq) / 769 (tpq) |
Variant Names | Gaugenus; Gaugeno |
Religion | Christian |
Locations | Rodez (Francia) (officeplace); Rodez (Francia); Rodez (Francia) (residence); Rome; Tours (Francia) (officeplace); Tours (Francia) (residence); Tours (Francia) |
Occupation | Bishop |
Titles | Bishop, Tours (Francia) (office) |
Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Gaugenos 1 was bishop of Turones (Tours) (or perhaps of Rodez); he was one of the twelve bishops from Francia sent by Charlemagne and Carloman (Karoulos 1 and Karoulomannos 2) to attend the Council of Rome in April 769; they were all chosen for their knowledge of Scripture and canon law (see text cited under Ado 2): Lib. Pont. 96. 17 ("
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