Milo (bishop)
| Milo Archbishop of Treves |
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| Church | Catholic |
| Province | Austrasia |
| Diocese | Treves, Rhineland-Palatinate, Austrasia (today Germany) Reims, Rhineland-Palatinate, Austrasia (today France) |
| Appointed | 722 |
| In office | 722 |
| Quashed | 744 |
| Predecessor | St. Leudwinus |
| Successor | Abel |
| Opposed to | St. Boniface |
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| Ordination | Benedictine |
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| Birth name | Milo of Treves |
| Born | Treves, Rhineland-Palatinate, Austrasia (today Germany) |
| Died | Meulenwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Austrasia (today Germany) |
| Buried | Meulenwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Austrasia (today Germany) |
| Nationality | Frankish |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
| Parents | St. Leudwinus and Willigard of Bavaria |
Milo of Treves (d. 762 or 763) was the son of St. Leudwinus and was his successor as Archbishop of Treves and Archbishop of Reims.[1][2] His great-uncle St. Basinus had preceded his father as Treves.[1] He is the great-grandson of Saint Sigrada and Saint Leodegarius is his great uncle.
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Early life
Milo was the son of the Leudwinus of Treves and Willigard of Bavaria.[1][2] He was born a nobleman and later styled Count of Treves.[2]
His brother was Wido (Gui), Count of Hornbach.[1] Chrotrude, Duchess of Austrasia (Rotrude), was apparently his sister.[2]
He received a monastic education as was the custom for Medieval noblemen and Milo became an ordained Benedictine monk.[3] Prior to his ecclesiastical career, Milo also had a military career, something he had in common with his brother-in-law Charles Martel.[3]
Archbishop of Treves
As the scion of one of the most powerful Frankish clans in Austrasia, Milo's future seemed secure.[3] He succeeded his father as Archbishop of Treves become the third generation of his family to hold this position.[3]
Bishop of Reims
When Charles Martel drove Saint Rigobert from Reims, Milo was appointed his successor.[2][3]
As bishop, Milo became a controversial figure in the history of the Church.[2][3] His avarice and fondness of earthly pleasures soon placed him in opposition with the church.[2][3]
Milo did not lead a spiritual life and flagrantly ignored the Rules of Saint Benedict that governed his colleagues.[2][3] He habitually used church property for his personal and political purposes, usually to indulge his illegitimate sons.[2][3] He accumulated much of the riches of his dioceses and developed a reputation for corruption.[2]
Accounts of Milo's time as bishop are collected in the Gesta Treverorum.
Deposition
Politically, Milo was a formidable opponent of St. Boniface's reforms of the church in the eastern Frankish Empire.[2][3] However when Milo's own behavior invited the criticism of Pope Zachary, Boniface seized the opportunity and began a campaign to have Milo replaced.[2]
In March 744, Boniface successfully pursued the Synod of Soissons to remove Milo as Archbishop of Treves.[2] By that time, Milo's behavior had become so repugnant even his formidable political connections could not save him.[2] Though he put up a lengthy resistance, Milo was deposed as bishop and replaced by Abel.
Death
Milo was killed by a wild boar in a hunting accident in Meulenwald near Treves sometime between 753 and 758.[2][3][4]
Since the 4th century, it had been a tradition to bury the bishops of Treves in the crypt at St. Maximin's Abbey in Treves.[4][5] However, due to his controversial life, Milo was not given this honor and was instead buried near the scene of the accident where a memorial, The Cross of Milo, was erected.[3][4]
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Notes
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| Preceded by | Archibishop of Treves c. 722–762/3? |
Succeeded by Wiomad |
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Reims c. 722–762/3? |
Succeeded by Abel |
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