Dudo from Havelberg

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Dudo von Havelberg (also Udo , Oudo , Judo ) was probably the first bishop of the diocese of Havelberg from 948 to 981 .

Life

It is first mentioned in the founding deed of the diocese. This is usually dated to the year 948, even if this is not undisputed.

Dudo possibly came like the canons of the new diocese from the Mauritius monastery in Magdeburg . Others assume that he came from the St. Maximin Abbey in Trier .

In addition to the aforementioned charter, he is also mentioned on the occasion of the consecration of the first bishops of the dioceses Zeitz , Merseburg and Meißen at Christmas 968 in Magdeburg . There he also signed the protocol of the election of the archbishop together with Dodilo of Brandenburg. He also took oath of obedience to the Archbishop of Magdeburg .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clemens Bergstedt: On the history of the diocese of Havelberg. Basic lines of its development from the beginnings to the Reformation. In: The Havelberg Cathedral and its charisma. Berlin 2012, ISBN 3867321205 , p. 11.
  2. ↑ Matthias Becher: Otto the Great. Emperor and Empire. A biography. Munich 2012, ISBN 3406630618 , p. 155.
  3. ^ Clemens Bergstedt: On the history of the diocese of Havelberg. Basic lines of its development from the beginnings to the Reformation. In: The Havelberg Cathedral and its charisma. Berlin 2012, ISBN 3867321205 , p. 11.
  4. ^ Joachim Hoffmann: The medieval building history of the Havelberg cathedral. Berlin 2012, ISBN 3867321302 , p. 159.
  5. ↑ RI II, 1 n. 484 , in: Regesta Imperii Online (accessed on July 9, 2015)

literature

predecessor Office successor
--- Bishop of Havelberg
948–981 		Hilderich
personal data
SURNAME Dudo from Havelberg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Udo von Havelberg; Oudo from Havelberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Havelberg (948–981)
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH after 981