In 1096 Eudes (or Odo) of Conteville, half-brother of William “the Conqueror”, bishop of Bayeux (who probably commissioned the famous tapestry celebrating the Norman conquest of England in 1066) and past earl of Kent, at the age of almost sixty-four, perhaps driven by secret remorse, left for the first Crusade preached by Pope Urban II to liberate the tomb of Christ in the Holy Land. With him was his nephew Robert II “Courteheuse” Duke of Normandy leading the expedition and, among other Norman nobles, Gilbert Fitz-Osbern Bishop of Evreux. A guest in Palermo of the Grand Count Roger Hauteville, he fell seriously ill and died on 5th January (or February) 1097. His tomb, which was distinguished by an unspecified “insigne opus “ and a Latin epitaph of fifteen verses, was inside the cathedral, together with those of the members of the earl’s, later royal, family of Sicily. Over the centuries, however, traces of it have been lost. The present speech wants to retrace in the light of the sources the different movements and re-uses of the tombs of the medieval age, inside and outside the temple, until the arrangement of the mid-nineteenth century in the so-called crypt of the cathedral, leaning against the apses. A project that is still in progress today includes the historical-artistic study and restoration, as well as the micro-invasive exploration of the contents of the tombs, in the hope that one of them will be the lost sarcophagus of the illustrious Bishop of Bayeux.

Nel 1096 Eudes (o Odo) di Conteville, fratellastro di Guglielmo "il Conquistatore", vescovo di Bayeux (che probabilmente commissionò il famoso arazzo che celebra la conquista normanna dell'Inghilterra nel 1066) e già conte di Kent, all'età di quasi sessantaquattro anni, forse spinto da segreti rimorsi, partì per la prima crociata predicata da papa Urbano II per liberare la tomba di Cristo in Terra Santa. Con lui c'era suo nipote Roberto II "Courteheuse" duca di Normandia a capo della spedizione e, tra gli altri nobili normanni, Gilbert Fitz-Osbern vescovo di Evreux. Ospite a Palermo del Gran Conte Roger Hauteville, si ammala gravemente e muore il 5 gennaio (o febbraio) 1097. La sua tomba, contraddistinta da un non meglio precisato "insigne opus" e da un epitaffio latino di quindici versi, era all'interno della cattedrale, insieme a quelle dei membri della famiglia comitale, poi reale, di Sicilia. Nel corso dei secoli, però, se ne sono perse le tracce. Il presente intervento vuole ripercorrere alla luce delle fonti i diversi spostamenti e riutilizzi delle tombe di età medievale, all'interno e all'esterno del tempio, fino alla sistemazione di metà Ottocento nella cosiddetta cripta della cattedrale, addossata alle absidi. Un progetto tuttora in corso prevede lo studio storico-artistico e il restauro, nonché l'esplorazione microinvasiva del contenuto delle tombe, nella speranza che una di esse sia il perduto sarcofago dell'illustre vescovo di Bayeux.

Travagliato, G. (2022). ODO VON BAYEUX ZWISCHEN NORMANDIE, ENGLAND UND PALERMO. NEUE ERKENNTNISSE ÜBER SEINE BEISETZUNG. In V. Skiba, N. Jaspert, B. Schneidmüller (a cura di), Norman Connections - Normannische Verflechtungen zwischen Skandinavien und dem Mittelmeer (pp. 231-247). Regensburg : Schnell & Steiner.

ODO VON BAYEUX ZWISCHEN NORMANDIE, ENGLAND UND PALERMO. NEUE ERKENNTNISSE ÜBER SEINE BEISETZUNG

Travagliato, Giovanni
2022-03-01

Abstract

In 1096 Eudes (or Odo) of Conteville, half-brother of William “the Conqueror”, bishop of Bayeux (who probably commissioned the famous tapestry celebrating the Norman conquest of England in 1066) and past earl of Kent, at the age of almost sixty-four, perhaps driven by secret remorse, left for the first Crusade preached by Pope Urban II to liberate the tomb of Christ in the Holy Land. With him was his nephew Robert II “Courteheuse” Duke of Normandy leading the expedition and, among other Norman nobles, Gilbert Fitz-Osbern Bishop of Evreux. A guest in Palermo of the Grand Count Roger Hauteville, he fell seriously ill and died on 5th January (or February) 1097. His tomb, which was distinguished by an unspecified “insigne opus “ and a Latin epitaph of fifteen verses, was inside the cathedral, together with those of the members of the earl’s, later royal, family of Sicily. Over the centuries, however, traces of it have been lost. The present speech wants to retrace in the light of the sources the different movements and re-uses of the tombs of the medieval age, inside and outside the temple, until the arrangement of the mid-nineteenth century in the so-called crypt of the cathedral, leaning against the apses. A project that is still in progress today includes the historical-artistic study and restoration, as well as the micro-invasive exploration of the contents of the tombs, in the hope that one of them will be the lost sarcophagus of the illustrious Bishop of Bayeux.
ODO DI BAYEUX TRA NORMANDIA, INGHILTERRA E PALERMO. NUOVE CONSIDERAZIONI SULLA SUA SEPOLTURA
mar-2022
Settore L-ART/01 - Storia Dell'Arte Medievale
Travagliato, G. (2022). ODO VON BAYEUX ZWISCHEN NORMANDIE, ENGLAND UND PALERMO. NEUE ERKENNTNISSE ÜBER SEINE BEISETZUNG. In V. Skiba, N. Jaspert, B. Schneidmüller (a cura di), Norman Connections - Normannische Verflechtungen zwischen Skandinavien und dem Mittelmeer (pp. 231-247). Regensburg : Schnell & Steiner.
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