page_title: Berenguer de Cruïlles
hierarchical_section_title: Berenguer de Cruïlles
caption_attribution_description: English: Pati dels Tarongers of the Generalitat Palace. Mention to Berenguer de Cruïlles, first president of the Generalitat (1359). Català: Pati dels Tarongers de la Generalitat. Menció a Berenguer de Cruïlles, primer president de la Generalitat (1359).
context_page_description: Berenguer de Cruïlles was bishop of Girona, and first President of the Generalitat de Catalunya in the 14th century, nominated by the Corts de Cervera in 1359.
  De Cruïlles was born around 1310 in Peratallada, a town in eastern Catalonia, and died in Barcelona in 1362. He was a member of the clergy at the See of Girona in 1321, canon in 1330, precentor in 1336, abbot of Sant Feliu in 1342, and was finally appointed bishop by Pope Clement VI. He was a fervent supporter of the excommunication of Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Empúries, uncle of the king. In 1357, he gave financial aid for the completion of the gold and wrought silver altarpiece for the cathedral, begun by his predecessor, bishop Gilabert de Cruïlles.
context_section_description: Berenguer de Cruïlles (Peratallada, 1310 – Barcelona, 1362) was bishop of Girona, (Catalonia), (1349–1362) and first President of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1359–1362) in the 14th century, nominated by the Corts de Cervera in 1359.
  De Cruïlles was born around 1310 in Peratallada, a town in eastern Catalonia, and died in Barcelona in 1362. He was a member of the clergy at the See of Girona in 1321, canon in 1330, precentor in 1336, abbot of Sant Feliu in 1342, and was finally appointed bishop by Pope Clement VI. He was a fervent supporter of the excommunication of Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Empúries, uncle of the king. In 1357, he gave financial aid for the completion of the gold and wrought silver altarpiece for the cathedral, begun by his predecessor, bishop Gilabert de Cruïlles (1334–35).
caption: Plaque dedicated to Berenguer de Cruïlles at the Catalan government building in Barcelona, reading: The Generalitat de Catalunya was created at the Corts of Cervera in 1359. Berenguer de Cruïlles was its first president.
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