Samson of Mauvoisin or Reims (died 1161) was the French archbishop of Reims from 1140 to 1161.
He is a significant historical figure of his times. He undertook the capture of Eon d'Etoile, self-proclaimed Messiah....in 1148 he ventured to appear in Champagne, where he was seized with his followers by Samson, Archbishop of Reims, and brought before Eugenius III. at the Council of Rouen.; Catholic Encyclopedia. He was concerned about heresy spread by weavers.1157
He acted for Queen Eleanor in her divorce case from King Louis VII.Alison Weir, Eleanor of Aquitaine, pp. 90-1. He participated in the general declaration of peace made by Louis at Soissons, in 1155., in French.
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External links Letter to Bernard of Clairvaux Letter to Pope Innocent II