Egilbert (bishop of Passau)

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Egilbert (also Engelbert, 17 May 1065 in Passau) was the 21st Bishop of Passau from 1045 to 1065. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Egilbert probably came from the Rhine-Franconian region and was related to Gundekar II, Bishop of Eichstatt, and to Siegfried, Archbishop of Mainz.

He was the court chaplain of the Empress Agnes. After his elevation to the bishop of Passau, he called a canonist into the restored St. Florian Monastery. The Agapitus chapel, the churches of Ernstbrunn and Korn and Trainskirchen were consecrated by him.

In 1050 he built the parish of St. Paul and consecrated the new church. On 15 August 1051, Emperor Henry III. On his campaign against the Magyars at Bishop Egilbert and a year later the Emperor came together with Pope Leo IX. To Passau. 1058 and 1063 Emperor Henry IV stayed in Passau.

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Emperor Henry III, charter of 1049

By Emperor Henry III. He received several property confirmations for Passau churches as well as the game and forestry.

The first testified seal of a Passau bishop is from him dated 12 November 1046. The earliest Passau coinage also dates back to its time. His special attention was devoted to the elevation of monastic discipline in his bishopric.

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References

  1. ↑ Herbert Wilhelm Wurster: Das Bistum Passau und seine Geschichte. 4 Bände, Straßburg 1994-2010.
  2. ↑ Alexander Heimann (Universität Passau): „Bischof Egilbert (1045–1065)“
  3. ↑ Franz Mader: Tausend Passauer - Biographisches Lexikon zu Passaus Stadtgeschichte. 1. Auflage. Neue-Presse-Verlags-GmbH, Passau 1995, ISBN   3-924484-98-8 (Mitherausgeber: Stadtarchiv Passau).
  4. ↑ August Leidl: Die Bischöfe von Passau 739–1968 in Kurzbiographien, (1978), Verlag des Vereins für Ostbairische Heimatforschung Passau.
  5. ↑ "Liste aller Bischöfe des Bistums". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-04.



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