Baldric of Dol

Baldric of Dol[1] (c. 1050 – 7 January 1130) was prior and then abbot of Bourgueil from 1077 to 1106, then made bishop of Dol-en-Bretagne in 1107 and archbishop in 1108[2] until his death.[3] He fulfilled his monastic duties by travelling to attend Church councils and writing of poetry and history, his most influential piece being a historical account of the First Crusade.

  1. ^ Baudri of Bourgeuil, Baudry, Balderic, Balderich, Baldericus.
  2. ^ Paul, Nicholas L. (2016). "Review of Historia Ierosolimitana". Speculum. 91 (2): 456–458. doi:10.1086/685457. ISSN 0038-7134. JSTOR 43883965.
  3. ^ Henri Pasquier, Un poète latin du XIième siècle: Baudri, Abbé de Bourgueil, Archevêque de Dol, 1046–1130 (Paris 1878).