MEAUX Bishopric - PIERRE I * 1172 - 1174 - Lot 74

MEAUX Bishopric - PIERRE I * 1172 - 1174 PETRVS EPISCOP. Mitred head of Peter left. R/. MELD CIVITAS. Tulip-shaped cross flanked by two globules globules and two lilies. ♦ Bd 1780; P.A. 6033 Silver denarius (1.12 g) Rare. T.B. Only five bishops of Meaux are known: Gauthier (1045-1102), Bouchard (1120-1134), Renaud (1158-1161), Étienne (1161 - 1171) and *Pierre (1172 - 1174). Pierre, often called Pierre de Saint-Chrysogone, was a 12th-century cardinal and papal legate for France and Normandy. He studied in Paris and became a doctor of theology. He then served as archdeacon of the diocese of Meaux, before being elected bishop of Meaux around 1172. His reputation for great learning led Pope Alexander III to appoint him a cardinal with the title of Saint Chrysogonus at the consistory of September 1173.