Chrodegang

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Sankt Chrodegang, stained glass window of the Sainte Glossinde chapel in Metz .

Chrodegang von Metz , also Hruotgang (in Carolingian spelling) (* around 715 in Hasbania (today's Haspengau in the Belgian province of Limburg ); † March 6, 766 in Metz ) was Bishop of Metz and Archbishop of Austrasia from 742 . He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Chrodegang came from the Austrasian nobility . He received an excellent education and became Karl Martell's secretary and minister . In 742 Chrodegang was appointed Bishop of Metz by Karlmann . He stood up for the independence of the Frankish Church and at the same time worked on its connection with Rome.

Due to his services as a mediator between Pippin the Younger and Pope Stephen II , he was raised by the Pope to Archbishop and Austrasian Metropolitan (as successor to Boniface ) in 754 .

During his tenure as bishop, Chrodegang founded and renewed the Gorze , Lorsch and Gengenbach monasteries , among others . He introduced the Latin liturgy and with the Regula canonicorum created a widespread rule for the canon (→ Kollegiatstift ), which also provided for the care of the sick and needy and thus played a role in the establishment of Christian hospitals .

Chrodegang died on March 6, 766 in Metz and is buried in the nearby Gorze monastery . His feast day (Protestant and Roman Catholic) is March 6th. The old high German name Chrodegang means the famous (gun) goer .

Influence on the culdeer

It seems at least likely that the Chrodegang liturgy (liturgical chants and the canonical life of secular clergy) was spread by Irish monks from northeastern Gaul in their original homeland.

During the ninth century, nine places in Ireland (including Armagh , Clonmacnoise , Clones , Devenish and Sligo ) were mentioned as monasteries where the Culdeer communities were established as an “annex” to the usual monastic institutions.

The culdeers seem to have cared for the poor and the sick in particular, and were interested in the musical part of the worship.

literature

Web links

Commons : Chrodegang  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Peter Kolb: The hospital and health system. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2 (I: From the beginnings to the outbreak of the Peasant War. 2001, ISBN 3-8062-1465-4 ; II: From the Peasant War 1525 to the transition to the Kingdom of Bavaria 1814. 2004, ISBN 3 -8062-1477-8 ; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 ), Theiss, Stuttgart 2001–2007, Volume 1, 2001, p 386-409 and 647-653, here: p. 386 f.
  2. ^ Chrodegang in the ecumenical dictionary of saints
predecessor Office successor
Sigibald Bishop of Metz
742–766 		Angilram
personal data
SURNAME Chrodegang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hruotgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Metz and Archbishop of Austrasia
DATE OF BIRTH at 715
PLACE OF BIRTH Hasbania (today's Haspengau )
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 766
Place of death Metz