Basinus of Trier

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Basinus (dt. Basin ) († March 4, 705 ) was (Arch) Bishop of Trier from around 697/698 to 705 .

Life

Reliable source material on Bishop Basinus is limited. Some researchers see Basinius as one of the first known representatives from the environment of the Guidonen family , to which his successors Liutwin and Milo should also belong. This succession of bishops from one family is known as the Trier or Mettlach episcopal dynasty.

The statement that Basinus was Abbot of St. Maximin in Trier before his episcopate is probably based on forgeries from the Middle Ages . So there is an alleged document of Gregory II from the year 729 in favor of Basinius, who had already died at that time. The abbatiat cannot be completely ruled out.

It remains unclear when exactly he followed his predecessor Numerianus . Eugen Ewig sees him closely related to the Echternach monastery . His involvement in the founding of the monastery is unclear. Basinus appears in documents from Irmina von Oeren in connection with the foundation of Echternach. However, these documents have only come down to us through medieval manuscripts, so that they are partially incorrect.

A certificate of his successor Liutwin from 706 mentions March 4th 705 as the date of his death. The date of his death on March 4th is currently documented by Willibrord's calendar . This mention at least confirms that Basinius had a connection to Echternach. There is no contemporary evidence to support the claim that he was buried in St. Maximin.

Since the 10th and 11th centuries his name has appeared again and again. At the beginning of the 16th century a Vita Basini was created. He is venerated as a saint. His feast day was earlier March 3rd, later it was March 4th.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Trier. In: Theologische Realenzyklopädie Bd. 34 Berlin, 2002 p. 75
  2. ↑ Olaf Schneider Archbishop Hinkmar and the consequences: The four hundred year journey of historical memories from Reims to Trier. Berlin, New York, 2010 p. 193
  3. ↑ Olaf Schneider Archbishop Hinkmar and the consequences: The four hundred year journey of historical memories from Reims to Trier. Berlin, New York, 2010 p. 124

literature

  • Olaf Schneider: Archbishop Hinkmar and the consequences: The four hundred year journey of historical memories from Reims to Trier. Berlin, New York, 2010 BC a. Pp. 118-120

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predecessor Office successor
Numerianus Bishop of Trier
around 697/698 to 705 		Liutwin
personal data
SURNAME Basinus of Trier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Clergyman, archbishop of Trier
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 705