Ansfried
Ansfried (also Ansfried von Utrecht, Ansfrid, Ansfridus; * around 940; † May 3, 1010 in Hohorst Monastery near Leusden ) was a count in Leuven , bishop of Utrecht and a monk . In the Roman Catholic Church he is venerated as a blessed.
Ansfried was married to Hilsund (also Hilsondis, Hereswint), Countess of Stryen. But then he separated from his wife and daughter in order to go to the monastery and gave his county of Huy to the diocese of Liège , then under Bishop Notker . His wife went to the Thorn Abbey, which he founded in 992 and later became famous .
After an initial refusal - as was customary at the time - Ansfried found himself at the urging of Emperor Otto III. and Notkers 995 ready to accept the diocese of Utrecht . At the end of his life, he went blind to the Benedictine monastery of Hohorst or Heiligenberg near Utrecht, which he founded in 1006 , and died there as a monk.
His feast day is May 3rd .
literature
- Bolland, Acta ss. May tom. I. 428. Batavis sacra 124.
- Pius Engelbert, Ansfrid, in LThK³ Bd. 1, Sp. 715, Freiburg 1993
- AM Zimmermann, Ansfrid, in LThK² Vol. 1, Sp. 597, Freiburg 1957
- Thijm Alberdingk: Ansfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 480.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Balduin I. |
Bishop of Utrecht 995-1010 |
Adalbald II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ansfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aufrid; Ansfried; Ansfriedus; Ansfried of Utrecht |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count, Benedictine, Bishop of Utrecht |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 940 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1010 |
| Place of death | Hohorst Monastery near Leusden |