Alberich (Langres)
Alberich , also Albrich or Alberic (* 8th century ; † December 21, 838 ), was Benedictine , abbot of the Saint-Etienne monastery in Dijon and bishop of Langres .
Live and act
Like his predecessor Petto , Alberich came from the Bavarian noble family of the Hahilinga , who were closely related to the Carolingians due to their kinship with the Waltrichs and were particularly wealthy in the Oberhaching and Unterhaching area .
After the death of his relative Petto in 820, Alberich took over the post of bishop of the diocese of Langres, in addition to the abbot of the monastery of Saint-Etienne in Dijon. Due to the loss of the free election of abbots and the impoverishment of the monks, the monasteries in the Franconian Empire had sunk to canonical institutions in many places. During his reign, Alberich succeeded in introducing the Benedictine rule as the only binding monastic rule in the Franconian Empire after the Council of Aachen in his diocesan area and thus ending the development of the intellectual and economic decline in monastic life. Alberich can thus be seen at the center of the Carolingian church reform of Emperor Ludwig the Pious - especially since he was appointed royal messenger by the emperor in 822 alongside such influential personalities as Haistulph of Mainz , Hetti of Trier and Hadebald of Cologne .
From November 20, 830 Alberich took part in a provincial synod of the ecclesiastical province of Lyon under the direction of Archbishop Agobard of Lyon .
Alberich died on December 21st, 838. He was followed in the office of Bishop of Langres with Theotbald, probably another relative and member of the Hahilinga family.
literature
- Romuald Bauerreiß : Old Bavarian Hachilingen as bishops of Langres in Burgundy. A contribution to the early history of Schäftlarn. In: Bavarian Benedictine Academy (ed.): Studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches . Volume 75, 1964, pp. 254-261.
- Wilhelm Störmer : Schäftlarn, Murrhardt and the Waltriche of the 8th and 9th centuries. In: Journal for Bavarian State History. No. 28, 1965.
- Jean Baptiste Joseph Mathieu: Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire des Évêques de Langres. Laurent fils Imprimeurs, Langres, 1844
Individual evidence
- ↑ Viktor Krause: History of the institute of the missi dominici. MIÖG 11 (1890). Pp. 193-300
- ^ Synod in Langres, 830
- ↑ Online
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Petto |
Bishop of Langres 820–838 |
Theotbald |
| Petto | Abbot of the monastery of Saint-Etienne in Dijon 820–838 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alberich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albrich; Alberic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Benedictine, abbot of the Saint-Etienne monastery in Dijon and bishop of Langres |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 838 |