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Gisa (also spelt
Giso) was
Bishop of Wells from 1060 to 1088.
Life
Gisa was born in
Lorraine, possibly from the village of
St Trond in modern
Belgium, and was among a number of foreign churchmen brought to
England by
Edward the Confessor. At first he held the position of king's chaplain, but in January of 1060 or possibly January of 1061 The
Vita Edwardi says that he was "most suitably and excellently trained."
On his arrival in the
see he found the church there was in dire need, with the
canons having to beg for bread. He constructed
cloisters to the north of
Wells Cathedral and communal buildings to the south for the canons. He ordered the canons to live together under a rule, but exactly which rule it was is unknown. After the
Conquest, he introduced the veneration of new saints into his cathedral, as well as setting up an
archdeacon in the diocese for the first time
After the
Norman conquest of England, Giso supported William. He helped consecrate
Lanfranc as archbishop of Canterbury in
1070, and attended the
Council of Windsor in
1072 and the
Council of London in
1075. At a later church council, Giso asserted his authority over the abbots of Muchelney and Athelney, but failed to do the same to Thurstan,
Abbot of Glastonbury. His tomb was opened in 1979,
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