The Council of Lisieux, held A. D. 1055. and that of Rouen in 1063.
THE Arch-bishop of Rouen, under whom the preceding Council was held, was depos'd, A. D. 1055. in another Council conven'd at Lisieux, in the presence of Stephen Bishop of * 1.1 Sion in Switzerland, the Pope's Legat, which consisted of the Bishops of that Province. He was accus'd of having robb'd his Church, of consuming its Revenues in unprofitable Expen∣ses, and of dissipating part of them to Largesses only to satisfie his Ambition: He was also suspected to be guilty of infamous Crimes, and was censur'd for not shewing a due Respect to the See of Rome: He was apparently culpable, but that which chiefly brought up∣on him this Condemnation, was the Displeasure of Duke William his Nephew, who was in∣cens'd against him, because he had excommunicated that Prince upon account of his Mar∣riage with the Princess Mathilda his Kinswoman, the Daughter of Baldwin Count of Flan∣ders, and favour'd the Party of Duke Arques his Brother: Therefore the Duke banish'd him immediately after his Condemnation, to the Isle of Guernsey, and caus'd Maurillus, a Monk of Fecamp, to be substituted in his room. The latter was zealous in endeavouring to re-esta∣blish the Church-Discipline and to reform the Corruption of Manners: To which purpose he call'd divers Synods, and made some Constitutions. In that which was held by him at Rouen, A. D. 1063. for the Dedication of the Cathedral Church, the building of which was compleated at that time, he publish'd a Confession of Faith against Berenger's erroneous Opi∣nion, * 1.2 of which we have made mention elsewhere.