Gerald of Braga

Gerald of Braga, born in Cahors, Gascony, was a Benedictine monk at Moissac, France. He later worked with the archbishop of Toledo, in Castile, and served as cathedral choir director. He baptised Afonso I of Portugal. He later became the reforming Bishop of Braga, Portugal on July 3, 1095, and stopped ecclesiastical investiture by laymen in his diocese. He died on December 5, 1109, and was buried in Braga Cathedral.

Saint Gerald of Braga
Bishop of Braga
Born	Cahors, Gascony
Died	December 5, 1109 Bornes, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	December 5

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