Laugier d'Agoult

Laugier Agoult was bishop of Apt (1103-v.1130). He was a great builder in his diocese and a Crusader of the First Crusade. Biography During his episcopacy, he made substantial donations to the abbey of Cluny and the abbey of Saint-Victor de Marseille and was a benefactor in his diocese, which he attributed much of his property, he also endowed the mense of the Cathedral Chapter. His uncle Alfant got him appointed as the bishop of Apt. Crusader His uncle answered the call of Pope Urban II and joined Rambaud, Lord of Sault and Simiane and Godfrey of Bouillon. He saw Laugier made a prelate of the crusade. Laugier played a part in the capture of the famous Shroud of St. Anne. The Builder Bishop Laugier continued to rebuild and restore the Apt chathédral whose reconstruction had begun under the episcopate of his uncle. He is credited with his brother Rambaud for building the Rotunda of Simiane.