Adalwin (Regensburg)

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Adalwin († October 4, 816 ) was the fourth bishop of Regensburg from 791 to 816.

As Bishop of Regensburg, Adalwin was also head of the St. Emmeram Monastery . According to Alfred Wendehorst , Adalwin is believed to be the uncle of the Eichstätt bishop Altwin . The first documentary mention of St. Peter's Church, a predecessor of the Regensburg Cathedral, occurs in the time of Adalwin . Charlemagne made gifts to the bishop.

literature

  • Michael Buchberger (Ed.): 1200 years of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1939. pp. 19, 21.
  • Josef Staber: Church history of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1966.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alfred Wendehorst: The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . Pp. 35-36.
predecessor Office successor
Simpert Bishop of Regensburg
791–816 		Baturich
personal data
SURNAME Adalwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Regensburg
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 816