Arnold I of Cologne

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Arnold I (* around 1100 ; † April 3, 1151 in Cologne ) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1137 to 1151 .

Life

Arnold's origin has not been conclusively clarified. It is believed that he came from the lower Rhenish nobility . The families von Randerath and von Merxheim are mentioned in various sources . Around 1124 he became provost of St. Andreas in Cologne . After the death of two archbishops in 1137, he was elected as the new archbishop of Cologne in December 1137. On March 7, 1138 he took part in the second election of Conrad III. to the German king in Koblenz . His consecration received Arnold on April 3, 1138. After 1138 he was on the Drachenfels The Drachenfels build.

In 1146 a monk called Radulf , also called Raoul, who, like Bernhard von Clairvaux, is said to have been a Cistercian, called for pogroms against the Jews in Cologne and in other parts of the Rhineland. Thereupon Arnold I turned to Bernhard von Clairvaux for help in this matter, which he also received. Bernhard reprimanded Radulf and instructed him to return to the monastery.

Also in 1146, on the eve of the Second Crusade , Arnold I granted the Cologne Jews protection in the Wolkenburg from attacks by the people. The Wolkenburg was built in 1118 by the Archbishop of Cologne, Friedrich von Schwarzenburg, to secure his area in the south. It lies like the Drachenfels in the Siebengebirge.

Arnold I was on November 10, 1147 when Pope Eugene III visited. present in Trier . 1149 he was by Eugene III. because of simony and neglect of his official duties suspended .

Arnold died on April 3, 1151 in Cologne and was buried in the church of St. Andreas .

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predecessor Office successor
Hugo von Sponheim Archbishop of Cologne
1137–1151 		Arnold II of Wied
personal data
SURNAME Arnold I of Cologne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arnold I. von Randerath
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Cologne (1137–1151)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1100
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1151
Place of death Cologne