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| Milo
Bishop of Trier (–757) Biographical Bishop of Trier c. 722–44 rem. Bishop of Reims? c. 722–44 rem. Bishop of Laon Deacon in Trier c. 706 After his father died in Reims, Milo brought his body back to Mettlach and succeeded him as bishop through hereditary succession rather than spiritual merit. An ally of Charles Martel who installed him as archbishop in both Trier and possibly Reims (he was called a cleric only by tonsure rather than lifestyle, with no evidence of consecration), and with whom he is thought to have fought at the battle of Vinchy in 717, Milo became a powerful figure and supporter of Carolingian policy. He stood at the forefront of resistance to the clerical reforms pressed by St Boniface, a campaign that failed to take lasting hold. To Boniface, he represented what was ruinous for the church: a figure whose conduct and influence damaged its integrity. By others, he was labelled a tyrant and was accused of plundering the nunnery, driving out the nuns and seizing the estate. It was said that for forty years he stood as a 'godless layman', usurping the bishoprics of Reims and Trier, and his conduct and character condemned. He was said to have granted diocesan properties in Reims to his illegitimate sons and followers with the approval of King Pippin. Milo did lose his post as bishop in 744; however, he remained a dominant force. He was said to have been killed by a boar during a hunt. Place of burial: St Pete, Trier Son of Liutwin. |
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