While bishop, Savaric spent many years attempting to annexe Glastonbury Abbey as part of his bishopric.
His father was Geldwin, who was a member of the Bohun family[1] and was probably a second cousin of his predecessor as Bishop of Bath, Reginald fitzJocelin.
[3] The younger Savaric's mother Estrangia was a Burgundian and related to Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
On the strength of the letters from Richard, the justiciar Walter de Coutances ratified the election of Savaric.
Savaric secured the support of Pope Celestine III for the takeover the abbey as the seat of his bishopric, replacing Bath.
In his support, Savaric obtained letters from various ecclesiastics, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Hubert Walter, that claimed that this arrangement would settle longstanding disputes between the abbey and the bishops.
With the succession of John as king in place of his brother Richard in 1199, Savaric managed to force his way into the monastery and set up his episcopal see within the abbey.
Savaric then attempted to secure more control over other monasteries in his diocese, but died before he could set the plans in motion.
[9] Savaric died at Civitavecchia or Siena on 8 August 1205[1][8] while visiting the papacy in Rome on business for Peter des Roches, Bishop-elect of Winchester.