ARNULF OF ROHEA


Meaning of ARNULF OF ROHEA in English

died 1118 also called Arnulf Malecorne Latin patriarch of Jerusalem in 1099 and again from 1112 until his death. Accompanying the First Crusade as chaplain to Robert I, duke of Normandy, Arnulf won fame as a preacher. Elected patriarch on Aug. 1, 1099, he forced all local Christians to conform with the Latin rite. After Christmas 1099 he was superseded as patriarch by the papal legate Daimbert. During his second term he worked closely with Baldwin I, the Latin king of Jerusalem, and for a time he was suspended for having celebrated Baldwin's bigamous marriage (1113).

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