Ditmar I. (Corvey)

Ditmar I († 1001 ; also Thiatmarus, Thetmarus, Tedmarus ) was Abbot of Corvey from 983 to 1001 .

He came from a noble Saxon family, which possibly belonged to the tribe of the Counts of Walbeck. Otto III. came to Corvey in 987 and confirmed old rights.

In his day Corvey received the bull from John XV. Corvey's independence was then recognized. The abbot took part in the inauguration of Halberstadt Cathedral in 992 . He was also present at the Synod of Gandersheim in 995 . In the monastery church of Corvey he had six iron columns erected, and he also had the Cantabona bell cast. He also had a gilded copper chandelier the size of a wagon wheel made for the church.

At times he was venerated as a saint by the monks. Abbot Markward von Corvey had the bones of Thiatmarus buried next to those of his predecessor Ludolf in front of the altar of the Holy Cross in a decorated tomb. When the church was rebuilt in the 17th century, its gilded and decorated coffins were found.

literature

• Friedrich Wilhelm Ebeling: The German bishops until the end of the sixteenth century . Vol. 1, Leipzig, 1858 p. 343.
• Paul Wigand: History of the royal abbey Corvey and the cities of Corvey and Höxter . Vol. 1, Höxter, 1819 pp. 120-123

predecessor	Office	successor
Ludolf	Abbot of Corvey 983-1001	Hosed