Gilles of Saumur

French archbishop (died 1266)

Died
1266
Gilles of Saumur was an Angevin cleric and preacher who was the first archbishop of Damietta during the Seventh Crusade, and the archbishop of Tyre from 1253 to 1266. As archbishop of Tyre he was an important administrator and mediator in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. At the end of his life he returned to Europe where he was responsible for preaching and organizing a new crusade.

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