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Wazo (Bishop of Liège)

Type Figure Region Liège Time c. 985–1048 Also known as Wazo of Liège、Wazo de Liège、Wazo of Liege

Wazo was born around 985 in present-day Tintigny, Belgium, educated at the abbeys of Liège and Lobbes, and became an important cleric of the Liège di…

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  1. 1021–1030Liège · LiègeDuring this period Wazo held a senior ecclesiastical office in the Liège diocese, participating in diocesan governance and canon law affairs; his rigorous stance laid the groundwork for his 1042 election as bishop and his refusal of the emperor's divorce request.

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