Dieter von Vestervig
Dieter von Vestervig († June 24th around 1065 in Jutland ; also: Dietger , Thøger , Theodgarus , Dioter ) was a missionary from Thuringia .
Sct. Thøgers Holy Spring in the cemetery named after him at Vestervig Kirke
He studied in England theology , after which he traveled as a missionary to Norway . King Olav II. Haraldsson brought him to his court. After the king's death, Dieter left Norway and proselytized on the Danish Jutland peninsula , where he died on June 24th around 1065. The remains were brought to Vestervig on October 30th 1117 in the church of the Canons' Monastery .
literature
- Tore Nyberg: Thøger (Theodgardus). In: Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3rd edition, Volume 9, p. 1503.
- Ekkart Sauser : Thöger (Theodgar, Ditger). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 19, Bautz, Nordhausen 2001, ISBN 3-88309-089-1 , Sp. 13875.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dieter von Vestervig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dietger; Thøger; Dioter; Theodgarus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24 at 1065 |
| Place of death | Jutland |