Emerus
Emerus (also Evermus ) was bishop of Trier around 490 .
Little is known about him. The name Emerus is missing from the Prüm Bishops' catalog. From this it was concluded in older research that Emerus and Marus were one and the same person. Today we assume two different people.
The rapid succession of names at the end of the 5th and beginning of the 6th century suggests turbulent times in the period of transition from Roman to Frankish rule in the Trier area. What is certain is that Emerus, like his immediate successors, was in office before the death of King Clovis (511). The small number of sources suggests that the Christian community in Trier is isolated. At times one has even concluded that there was an interruption in the Christian tradition.
literature
- Hans Hubert Anton : Trier in the early Middle Ages. Paderborn, 1987, p. 85
- Hans Hubert Anton : The Trier Church and northern Gaul in the late Roman and Frankish times. In: Hartmut Atsma (Ed.): La Neustrie. Les pays au nord de la Loire de 650 à 850, colloque historique international (= supplements of Francia. 16,2). Vol. 2, Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1989, pp. 53–73, here: p. 61 ( digitized version )
Web links
Remarks
- ^ FX Kraus: The older Bishops' catalogs of Trier. In: Yearbooks of the Society of Friends of Antiquity in the Rhineland. Volume 38, 1865, p. 40
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Iamblichus |
Bishop of Trier before 500 |
Marus |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Emerus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evermus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Trier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century or 6th century |