Gerland of Agrigento
{{Short description|Bishop of Agrigento}}
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Saint Gerland of Agrigento ({{langx|it|San Gerlando di Agrigento}}), also known as Gerland of Besançon (d. 25 February 1100) was a bishop of Agrigento in Sicily.
History
Believed to have been a native of Besançon,[https://books.google.com/books?id=hmYZEhZfEYAC&dq=Gerland+of+Agrigento&pg=PA124 Loud, G. A.. The Latin Church in Norman Italy] United States, Cambridge University Press, 2007. p. 124 {{ISBN|9781107320000}} he was a relative of the Norman Roger I of Sicily. After the expulsion of the Saracens from Sicily, in 1088 (or 1093) Roger summoned Gerland as the first post-Saracen bishop of Agrigento, to re-establish the church throughout the island.
He was canonised in 1159. His relics are in a silver urn in Agrigento Cathedral, which has been dedicated to him since its rebuilding by bishop Bertaldo di Labro in 1305.
His feast day is 25 February.
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Sources and external links
- [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91011 Santi e Beati: San Gerlando] {{in lang|it}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603070259/http://www.chiesamadreportoempedocle.it/sangerlando.htm The cult of Saint Gerland at Porto Empedocle] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.lavalledeitempli.it/San_Gerlando.htm lavalledeitempli.it: Agrigento Cathedral] {{in lang|it}}
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