Alexander von Plock

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Alexander von Płock and two deacons ; Cast of a section of a bronze door of the Cathedral of Płock, now in the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Novgorod; Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg

Alexander von Płock († March 9, 1156 ) (also Alexander von Malonne ; French Alexandre de Malonne , Polish Aleksander z Malonne ) was bishop of the diocese of Płock .

Live and act

Alexander came from a knightly family from the place Malonne near Namur in the diocese of Liège . His brother was Walter von Breslau , bishop of the diocese of Breslau . Alexander was probably by Duke Bolesław III. Wrymouth brought to Poland as an educator for the minor Bolesław IV . There he was co-administrator of Kujawien and Mazovia .

1129 dedicated to Alexander Bishop of Plock,. Between 1141 and 1146 he supported the sons of Bolesław III as bishop. Wrymouth in disputes with the senior duke Władysław II. After Pope Innocent IV called for a crusade, he was still actively involved in the fight against the pagan Prussians .

Alexander was associated with the reform movement of the Augustinian Canons . In 1147 he and his brother Walter took part in the consecration of a jointly donated Augustinian monastery church in their home town of Malonne. He also founded, for example, the Czerwińsk Monastery in Czerwińsk nad Wisłą and had the Płock Cathedral built. The latter was consecrated in 1144. A painter Gunter from the Maas area was brought to Płock to paint the interior of the church for the construction . The bronze door from Płock , which was probably commissioned by Alexander and has been in the Novgorod St. Sophia Cathedral since the 13th century , was made in Magdeburg . In this door Alexander is depicted three- dimensionally. He is also credited with acquiring some valuable manuscripts from the Meuse region, such as the Płock Codex from the 2nd quarter of the 12th century , which was lost in the Second World War and adorned with numerous miniatures and elaborate initials .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ANDRZEJ WĘDZKI: Alexander, Bishop of Plock. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
predecessor Office successor
Szymon Bishop of Płock
1129–1156 		Werner
personal data
SURNAME Alexander von Plock
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alexander of Malonne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of the Diocese of Płock
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1156