Berengar of Landorra (c.1262-1330)

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Timeline

c. 1262: Birth of Berengar

1312-1317: Master of Dominican Order

1317-1330: Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela

1318-1320: Rebellion of the townspeople in Compostela against episcopal lordship over the town; quelled by Berengar and his men

1330: Death of Berengar

The Gesta Berengarii

The Gesta Berengarii is an anonymous account of Berengar’s actions during the rebellion of the townspeople, including a brief biographical sketch.

Church of Santa María a Nova in Noia

An image of the portal of Santa María a Nova in Noia. Mary sits in the center and Berengar is depicted kneeling at her side.

Portal of Santa María a Nova, Noia: Berengar is depicted kneeling immediately to Mary’s left (from the viewer’s perspective, to Mary’s right).

Berengar was responsible for the construction of Santa María a Nova in Noia, consecrated in 1327. He is depicted on the church’s portal.

References & Further Reading

Primary Sources

Díaz y Díaz, Manuel, et al., ed. and trans. Hechos de Don Berenguel de Landoria, arzobispo de Santiago [Gesta Berengarii]. Santiago de Compostela: University of Santiago de Compostela, 1983. Latin edition with facing translation in Castilian.

You can read an excerpt of the Gesta Berengarii on our website.

Secondary Works

“Berenguel de Landoira.” Xacopedia.