Bernhard of Constance

Bernhard von Konstanz , also: Bernhard der Sachse and Bernhard von Hildesheim , (* in Saxony ; † March 15, 1088 probably in Corvey ) was a cathedral scholaster and publicist.

Life

Bernhard von Konstanz, a born Saxon , was considered a scholar with a comprehensive classical and canonical education. In 1049 he became head of the cathedral school in Constance . In 1072 he was appointed head of the cathedral school in Hildesheim by the Bishop of Hildesheim, Hezilo von Hildesheim . After 1085 he entered a Saxon monastery, probably in Corvey near Höxter .

Bernhard's teacher was a student of Adalbert von Konstanz . Bernold von Konstanz was one of his students. Together they exchanged letters with Pope Gregory VII regarding the Roman Synod of Lent of 1076 .

Bernhard was a supporter of Pope Gregory VII and thus a resolute opponent of King Heinrich IV. During the investiture controversy, Bernhard von Konstanz is considered to be the author of the pamphlet "Liber canonum contra Henricum IV." Against King Henry IV, which is called bishop when it is first published Altmann von Passau has attributed.

He is considered to be the author of the "Fundatio ecclesiæ Hildensemensis" from 1075 , which deals with the establishment of the diocese of Hildesheim .

Fonts

Fundatio ecclesiae Hildensemensis , 1075
De damnacione eorum qui papam totamque romanam synodum deauctorizare temptaverunt, et de sacramentis damnatorum . In: Libelli de lite imperatorum et pontificum saeculis XI. et XII. conscripti . Part 2. Edited by Ernst Dümmler, Friedrich Thaner, Ernst Sackur a. a. Hannover 1892, p. 27 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )
Liber canonum contra Henricum IV. In: Libelli de lite imperatorum et pontificum saeculis XI. et XII. conscripti . Part 1. Edited by Ernst Dümmler, Lothar von Heinemann, Friedrich Thaner a. a. Hanover 1891, pp. 471-516 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )

literature

Franz-Josef Schmale: Bernhard of Constance. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 116 ( digitized version ).
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Bernhard of Constance. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 533-534. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Bernhard von Konstanz in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"

Individual evidence

↑ Bruno W. Häuptli: Hezilo (Hizzil Hildensemensis), Bishop of Hildesheim. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 26, Bautz, Nordhausen 2006, ISBN 3-88309-354-8 , Sp. 712-718. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
^ ^A ^b ^c Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz: Bernhard von Konstanz. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 533-534. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
↑ "The founding legend of the Hildesheim diocese according to the Fundatio ecclesiae Hildensemensis" , Alf Özen: "The founding legend of the Hildesheim diocese according to the Fundatio ecclesiae Hildensemensis", Göttingen 1998 (PDF; 87 kB).

personal data
SURNAME	Bernhard of Constance
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bernhard the Saxon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scholar and Publicist
DATE OF BIRTH	10th century or 11th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saxony
DATE OF DEATH	March 15, 1088
Place of death	unsure: Corvey

[1] Bruno W. Häuptli: Hezilo (Hizzil Hildensemensis), Bishop of Hildesheim. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 26, Bautz, Nordhausen 2006, ISBN 3-88309-354-8 , Sp. 712-718. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

[bbkl-2] A ^b ^c Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz: Bernhard von Konstanz. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 533-534. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

[3] "The founding legend of the Hildesheim diocese according to the Fundatio ecclesiae Hildensemensis" , Alf Özen: "The founding legend of the Hildesheim diocese according to the Fundatio ecclesiae Hildensemensis", Göttingen 1998 (PDF; 87 kB).