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Pelayo Rodríguez (''fl.'' 948–1007) was the Bishop of Iria Flavia (977–985). He was a son of the powerful magnate Rodrigo Velázquez and his wife Adosinda and is usually associated with the conflicts surrounding the accession of Vermudo II after a Galician rebellion in 982. ==Episcopal election== There is disagreement in the primary sources (narrative and documentary) over when and how Pelayo came into the see of Iria, though both the ''Historia Compostelana'' and the ''Chronicon Iriense''〔This chronicle has been rejected as a source since the work of Enrique Flórez, cf. José-Luis Martín (1965), "Pelayo Rodríguez, obispo de Santiago (977–985)", ''Anuario de los estudios medievales'', 2, 475.〕 agree that he was elevated immediately after the death of Sisnando Menéndez (29 May 968) by an aristocratic party, but was afterwards forcibly expelled from the see by Vermudo II (982). According to the ''Chronicon'':
According to the ''Historia'':
The ''dominis et senioribus'' (lords and elders) of the ''Chronicon'' probably refer to both secular powers and the canons ("elders") of cathedral church of Iria Flavia. The ''Historia'' on the other hand attributes Pelayo's rise solely to the secular arm. Further, what is, to the ''Chronicon'', the cause of Pelayo's expulsion—the hatred of the Galician nobles for Rodrigo Velázquez—is for the ''Historia'' the result of his expulsion and the ensuing vengeance wreaked on Galicia by Rodrigo's alliance with Almanzor.〔 The chronology of both is incorrect, however. Rodrigo is known to have died between 16 June 977 and 23 October 978, five years before Vermudo was elected as anti-king by the Galicians opposed to Ramiro III.〔Martín, 471 and n34. On the latter date Pelayo (''Yriensis et apostolice sedis episcopus'', "of Iria and the apostolic see bishop") and his siblings donated the village of Paredes to Celanova, as their father had intended.〕 The ''Chronicon'' adds that Pelayo was already holding the Diocese of Lugo at the time of his election; though there is no other support for this. Another bishop, Rosendo, is recorded in Iria in 974.〔In a questionable document restoring the diocese of Simancas, cf. Martín, 468.〕 The testament of Rosendo, dated 17 January 977 and confirmed by Ramiro III, is signed by one ''Pelagius diaconus prolis Ruderici ducis'' ("Pelagius, deacon, son of duke Roderic"), to whom it cedes the monastery of Celanova, at which he became a monk.〔In fact the testament forms part of the prologue of the house chronicle of the monastery of Celanova, and Pelayo and his father are the only witnesses who are neither royal, nor religious, nor related to Rosendo. Martín, 469, argues that the date is that of Pelayo and Rodrigo's signature, and not that of the other confirmants, some predating the reign of Ramiro III.〕 Another document from Celanova, dated 7 August 969, has been controversially redated by Rubén García Álvarez to 968 in order to support the reality of Pelayo's episcopacy. The document does not mention Pelayo's being a deacon at the time. A document of 20 September 968 mentioning a bishop Pelayo without naming his see has been assigned to Pelayo Rodríguez by this same author.〔Martín, 469.〕 Pelayo is first recorded as a witness in a charter of 25 May 948 as a "son of Rodrigo".〔 In 970 he was an ''ostiarius'' at the monastery of Sahagún.〔A grant of Elvira, dated 4 April 970, to that monastery is witnessed by ''sub imperio opificis rerum qui Pelagius portarius'', cf. Martín, 469 and n15.〕 The first reference to Pelayo as bishop dates to May 977.〔The charter is a donation of the confessor Manni Ovecoz and his daughter Gutina to Sisnando, Bishop of León, cf. Martín, 469 n16.〕 It has been suggested that Pelayo was designated to succeed Rosendo, being confirmed in holy orders by him (porter in 970, deacon in 977), and then confirmed in his will a few months before succeeding to the bishopric.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pelayo Rodríguez (bishop)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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