Drogo from Metz
Drogo (* 17 June 801 , † 8 November / December 8 855 / 856 in Luxeuil Abbey ) was bishop of Metz and came as the son of Emperor Charlemagne and his concubine Regina from the family of the Carolingian.
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His half-brother Ludwig the Pious initially forced him to become a clergyman. From 820 he was abbot of Luxeuil. After reconciliation with Ludwig in 822, Drogo became a voluntary priest in 823 , and on June 28, 823 he was appointed Bishop of Metz. In 831 he consecrated Ansgar as the first (arch) bishop of Hammaburg (Hamburg).
In 833, Drogo was one of the few to support Louis the Pious during the so-called "betrayal on the Lügenfelde " near Colmar , and after his reinstatement he therefore became Archkaplan of the Emperor in 835 . He presided over the Synod of Diedenhofen on March 4, 835, which, among other things, deposed Archbishop Ebo of Reims for his betrayal of Ludwig. Shortly before his death, Ludwig the Pious entrusted Drogo with his estate and regalia .
In 844 Emperor Lothar I , whose uncle and adviser he was, sent him to Rome to oversee the election of Pope Sergius II . He was immediately appointed by the Pope as Apostolic Vicar for Gaul and Germania . As such he presided in October 844 at the Synod of Yutz (near Diedenhofen).
Drogo had a fatal accident on December 8 (November?) 855 (856?) And was buried in the Abbey of Sankt Arnulf in Metz .
Drogo was a great art lover and one of the most important patrons of the 9th century. He had the cathedral of Metz furnished with works that, in their beauty and preciousness, are among the highlights of Carolingian art . This also includes three manuscripts , the youngest and most beautiful of which is the Drogo sacramentary .
Drogo was not the only Carolingian to embark on a spiritual career: his younger brother Hugo was abbot of Saint-Quentin , Saint-Bertin and Lobbes .
literature
- Bernhard von Simson : Drogo (Bishop of Metz) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 412 f.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : DROGO, Bishop of Metz. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1384-1385.
- Heinz Löwe : Drogo. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 128 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Drogo from Metz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drogon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of Emperor Charlemagne and his concubine Regina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 801 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th century |
| Place of death | Luxeuil Monastery |