Pedro de Artajona
Pedro de Artajona or Pedro de París (died 13 June 1193 in Pamplona) was a Spanish noble of the House of Artajona in the service of the Kingdom of Navarre. He was known as de París for having lived and studied in the French capital, not for being from there.
Biography[edit]
Pedro was the Navarrese Bishop of Pamplona from 1167 until his death in 1193.[1][2] During his time as Bishop, it is likely that he tutored Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, the Navarese Bishop and Historian.[3]
He further served the Kingdom of Navarre as an advisor and ambassador to Sancho IV of Navarre and is listed in the chronicles of Alonso VIII.[4]
Death and Burial[edit]
Pedro de Artajona died on 13 June 1193 and was buried at the Monastery of Iranzu that he himself founded.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Prudencio de Sandoval: Catalogo de los Obispos, que ha tenido la Santa Iglesia de Pamplona, pgs. 83-84.
- ^ Gregorio Fernández Pérez: Historia de la iglesia y obispos de Pamplona, pgs. 252-283.
- ^ Joaquín Morales de Rada Campos: El testamento de Ximenez de Rada.
- ^ Gaspar Ibáñez de Segovia: Crónica del rey D. Alonso VIII, ch. XXXVI.
- ^ Esteban de Garibay: Los quarenta libros del compendio historial de las chronicas , book XXIII, ch. XIIII.
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