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Arnau De Gurb

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Arnau De Gurb

Birth
Death
1284
Burial
Barcelona, Provincia de Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain Add to Map
Plot
Mausoleum in the Chapel of Santa Lucía
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Monsignor Arnau de Gurb, in Spanish known also as Arnoldo de Guerbo, was the Bishop of the See of Barcelona from 1252 till 1284. He had served as a Canon of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Vic and later as Primary Archdeacon in Barcelona. As Bishop, he expanded the Episcopal Palace and built the Chapel of Santa Llúcia in the Cathedral of Barcelona. With James II of Aragon, he participated in the Conquest of the Kingdom of Murcia. He served as Ambassador to the French Court, was a close friend with Saint Raymond of Peñafort and promoted the Cult of the Immaculate Conception.
The Bishop participated in the Disputation of Barcelona. James I of Aragon had appointed a Censorship Commission to remove the passages deemed offensive from the Talmud. It consisted of De Gurb, Raymond de Peñafort and the Dominicans Arnoldo de Legarra, Pedro de Janua and Ramón Martí, the famous author of Pugio Fidei.
Monsignor Arnau de Gurb, in Spanish known also as Arnoldo de Guerbo, was the Bishop of the See of Barcelona from 1252 till 1284. He had served as a Canon of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Vic and later as Primary Archdeacon in Barcelona. As Bishop, he expanded the Episcopal Palace and built the Chapel of Santa Llúcia in the Cathedral of Barcelona. With James II of Aragon, he participated in the Conquest of the Kingdom of Murcia. He served as Ambassador to the French Court, was a close friend with Saint Raymond of Peñafort and promoted the Cult of the Immaculate Conception.
The Bishop participated in the Disputation of Barcelona. James I of Aragon had appointed a Censorship Commission to remove the passages deemed offensive from the Talmud. It consisted of De Gurb, Raymond de Peñafort and the Dominicans Arnoldo de Legarra, Pedro de Janua and Ramón Martí, the famous author of Pugio Fidei.

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  • Created by: Bunny Boiler
  • Added: Sep 2, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9402704/arnau-de_gurb: accessed ), memorial page for Arnau De Gurb (unknown–1284), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9402704, citing Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona, Provincia de Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain; Maintained by Bunny Boiler (contributor 46566709).