Dodo (Munster)

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Dodo (also Dudo , Duodo , Duoto , Dedo ) (* around 937 ; † 14 May 993 ) was the tenth bishop of Munster from 969 until his death in 993 .

Early years

There is no reliable evidence of the origin of Dodo, but there are indications that it came from the vicinity of the Liudolfinger family. This is supported by his name, which is interpreted as the short form of the name Liudolf. Its origin cannot be narrowed down any further. Wilhelm Kohl assumes that he came from the Haolde family.

Before his appointment, he was a member of the cathedral chapter at Hildesheim Cathedral and the royal court orchestra . He did not work in the court chancellery. The Duodo clericus mentioned in a document from Archbishop Brun of Cologne could be identical with Dodo. As a member of the court orchestra, Dodo accompanied Otto I on his journey to Italy. There he acquired numerous relics. On his return Otto I had many of the relics, which Dodo had not always acquired properly, brought to Magdeburg , among other places . Numerous other cities and monasteries such as Halberstadt , Quedlinburg and Lüneburg also benefited from this . Dodo also increased the number of relics in the cathedral in Münster. Among other things, relics of St. Victorinus and Florianus came to Münster.

Time as a bishop

Possibly because of Dodo's exaggerated passion for relics, Otto I did not take him with him on his next trip to Italy. In 969 he was appointed Bishop of Munster by Otto I. Despite his close family ties to the emperor, Dodo does not seem to have participated in imperial politics and to have concentrated on his diocese. Outside of their limits, it is only slightly detectable. It is doubtful whether he was present at the consecration of the restored Gerresheim monastery. He certainly took part in the Ingelheim Synod of 972. Recognizable close relationships to Otto II and Otto III. did not pass.

He had considerable construction work carried out in Münster on today's Domplatz . The construction work on Paulus Cathedral is controversial. In the opinion of the art historian and former director of the LWL State Museum for Art and Cultural History Max Geisberg , Dodo is jointly responsible for the second construction of the St. Paulus Cathedral , the construction of which began during his term of office. Wilhelm Kohl is more skeptical and argues that there is no archaeological evidence for a new building. He sees the reason for the scientific discussion in a wrongly interpreted source. In fact, the corresponding passage in the sources would say that Dodo had relocated the canons from the old cathedral to St. Paul's Cathedral, which had met with displeasure among those affected, even if Dodo tried to proceed cautiously. To what extent this was an existing building or a new building cannot be read from this.

An episcopal residence in the form of a tower in the northwest of the cathedral square was probably built at this time. However, the building was first mentioned in writing in 1085. The construction of this palace required the relocation of the old cloister. A residential tower for the monastery bailiff was also built on the southern edge of the Domburg.

To what extent Dodo intended to divide the property of the bishop and cathedral chapter is unclear. This only happened after the turn of the millennium. It is clear, however, through the building of the palace, that at that time there was no longer a Vita communis of the bishop and the cathedral chapter. It is true that Dodo had eliminated the juxtaposition of the chapters in the old Mariendom and Paulusdom. It is possible that the resettled canons retained special rights. The west choir, which was consecrated to Mary, is also known as the old choir. If Dodo came from the Liudolfinger circle, the elevation of the bones of Ida von Herzfeld was an important matter for him. Together with the abbot Ludolf von Werden he solemnly performed this act. Like the abbot, Dodo received a particle of the relic.

The bishop got into a dispute with the Monastery of Metelen . The causes are unknown. Possibly this had to do with the extinction of the founder family and the appointment of the abbess and bailiff. On a farm day in Dortmund with the presence of numerous greats, Otto III decided. 993 at the expense of Dodo. The bishop was also in dispute with Werden monastery about the exemption of goods from tithe payments . The dispute ended with a compromise.

Shortly before his death in 993, Dodo was involved in defining the borders of the dioceses of Hildesheim, Minden and Verden. A strange constellation of stars is reported from the time of his reign. Three suns, three moons and stars fighting with each other were said to have been visible.

Dodo died on May 14, 993, according to various sources. It is not known where he is buried. He is not mentioned among the bishops who are buried in the Clement Chapel. It is also missing in the Domnecrology. He may have died abroad, for example in the diocese of Hildesheim, where he stayed shortly before his death.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 62
  2. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 1. Berlin, New York, 1999 p. 76
  3. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 64
  4. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 1. Berlin, New York, 1999 p. 76
  5. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 69
  6. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 65
  7. ↑ Wilhelm Kohl: honestum monasterium in loco Mimigernaefor. On the early history of Dos in Münster. In. Tradition as a historical force. Interdisciplinary research on the history of the early Middle Ages. Berlin, New York, 1982 p. 175
  8. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 67
  9. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 66f.
  10. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 1. Berlin, New York, 1999 p. 76
  11. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 67
  12. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 68
  13. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 68
  14. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 68
  15. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 69
  16. ^ Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 p. 70

literature

  • Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 3. Berlin, New York, 2003 (Germania Sacra NF 7.3)
  • Wilhelm Kohl: The diocese of Münster. The Diocese 1. Berlin, New York, 1999 (Germania Sacra NF 7.1)
predecessor Office successor
Hildebold Bishop of Munster
969–993 		Swidger
personal data
SURNAME Dodo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION tenth bishop of Münster (969–993)
DATE OF BIRTH before 969
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 993