Abraham of Freising
Abraham von Freising (* before 950; † June 7, 993 or 994 in Freising ) had been Bishop of Freising since 957 .
Abraham from the dynasty of the Counts of Görz administered Bavaria under Otto I as an advisor to the Dowager Duchess Judith and her son Heinrich II. In 974 he participated in a conspiracy against Otto II. He was then temporarily imprisoned in 974 in the Corvey Monastery near Höxter.
He also worked in Carinthia in the Slavic Mission and won possessions in Carniola and Northern Italy for the Diocese of Freising . In the Cathedral Library Freising written Freising Manuscripts ( Slovenian Brižinski spomeniki , Latin Monumenta Frisingensia ) are considered the oldest written testimony of the language of the Slavic Carantanians .
Abraham had the north tower of the Freising Cathedral built.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Abraham of Freising. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 9-10.
- Kurt Becher: Abraham. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 21 ( digitized version ).
- Josef Maß : The Diocese of Freising in the Middle Ages (= history of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Vol. 1). Wewel, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-87904-153-9 , pp. 113-119.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lantpert |
Bishop of Freising 957–993 / 994 |
Gottschalk from Hagenau |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Abraham of Freising |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 950 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 993 or June 7, 994 |
| Place of death | Freising |