Dietrich I of Meissen

Dietrich I. , also Theodoric († around 1040 ) was Bishop of Meissen from 1024 to 1040 .

Dietrich I was ordained bishop by the Magdeburg Metropolitan Humfried . He was the founder of the St. Afra Church . He took part in the Synod of Frankfurt convened by Konrad II in 1027, reported by the Wolfhere von Hildesheim . Meißen and Lausitz became a theater of war between the emperor and Mieszko II. Lambert . The emperor destroyed temples and " idols " of the Wends and excluded those who did not want to profess the Christian faith from privileged positions. Dietrich died either at the end of 1039 or in the first half of 1040. He was buried in Meißner Dom , his tomb has not been preserved.

literature

Eduard Machatschek : History of the bishops of the Meissen Monastery in chronological order , Dresden 1884, 43–50.

Individual evidence

↑ Heinz Wolter: The synods in the imperial territory and in imperial Italy from 916 to 1056 (Council history, edited by Walter Brandmüller, series A: representations). Schöningh, Paderborn u. a. 1988. pp. 332-338, ISBN 3-506-74687-1 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Hugbert	Bishop of Meissen 1024-1040	Eido II

personal data
SURNAME	Dietrich I of Meissen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Theodoric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Meissen (1024-1040)
DATE OF BIRTH	10th century or 11th century
DATE OF DEATH	around 1040

[1] Heinz Wolter: The synods in the imperial territory and in imperial Italy from 916 to 1056 (Council history, edited by Walter Brandmüller, series A: representations). Schöningh, Paderborn u. a. 1988. pp. 332-338, ISBN 3-506-74687-1 .