Arnold von Unkel

Arnold von Unkel († January 22, 1482 ) was auxiliary bishop in Cologne .

He was a doctor of theology and titular bishop of Cyrene since 1481 , belonged to the Franciscan order and drowned with his chaplain and four other people on the Rhine between Wesseling and Lülsdorf in a shipwreck. Arnold von Unkel was buried in the chapel of the Apostles in the Minorite Church in Cologne . His pontificals were later fished out of the Rhine, only his crosier remained lost in the river.

literature

August Rauchholz: Handbook of the Archdiocese of Cologne . 10th edition. Self-published, Cologne 1863, p. 15 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed May 24, 2018]).
F. E. von Mering: The high dignitaries of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Cologne 1846, p. 56 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Unkel, Arnold von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Unkel, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Auxiliary Bishop in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH	14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH	January 22, 1482
Place of death	Rhine between Wesseling and Lülsdorf