Information AboutAbbot Oliva |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ABBOT OLIVA | |
| catalan abbots | |
| roman catholic bishops | |
| early 11th century bishops | |
| catalan people | |
| 971 births | |
| 1046 deaths | |
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Subsequently raised to the bishopric of Vic and the abbacy of Cuixá, he was a great writer and from his ''scriptorium'' at Ripoll flowed a ceaseless stream of works enlightening us about his world. Most importantly, however, are the Arabic manuscripts he translated into Latin for the benefit of all Europe . So influential was he, that, in 1023 , King Sancho III Of Navarre consulted him on the propriety of marrying his sister Urraca to her second cousin Alfonso V Of León . The bishop objected, but Sancho ignored him. His letters to the various contemporaneous kings of Spain indicate to us that Alfonso and his successor, Vermudo III were regarded as '' Imperator es'', while the king of Navarre was a mere '' Rex '', though eventually ''rex Ibericus''. He founded or reformed the monasteries of Montserrat ( 1025 ), Fluviá , and Canigó , and consecrated numerous other churches. It was he who created the Assemblies of Peace and Truce in connection with the Peace And Truce Of God movements, the seeds of the future Catalan '' Cortes '', to aid the nobles in the administration of the realm. He improved the decoration of his own church at Ripoll and rededicated it on 15 January 1032 . He was a close advisor to Count Berengar Raymond I Of Barcelona and reconstructed the cathedral of Vic with the support of his Countess Ermesinda. The new cathedral was rededicated to Peter and Paul on 31 August 1038 . He died at his monaster at Cuixá in 1046. Many Catalan institutions of education or other intellectual pursuits have taken up his name, including the Fundación Abat Oliba (see external link below). SOURCES
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