Coxida, Elie De

Coxida, Elie De a French religious writer, was born near Furnes about 1140. In 1189 he became abbot of the monastery of Dunes (Cistercian), where he acquired extensive celebrity for his knowledge and virtue. He died in 1203, leaving only two Sermons, which have been published by Visch in the Bibliotheca Scriptorum .Ordinis Cisterciensis. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.