Everhard von Berg
Everhard von Berg (* no later than 1100; † between 1145 and 1152), also known as Eberhard von Berg or Eberhard vom Altena , was a son of Count Adolf I von Berg and his wife Adelheid von Lauffen . He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church . His feast day is July 22nd.
Everhard became a monk in the Cistercian monastery Morimond in 1129 and was abbot in the Georgenthal monastery near Gotha in Thuringia from 1143 .
literature
- Wilhelm Crecelius : Eberhard von Berg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 536 f.
- Lorenz Sönke: From Swabia to Jerusalem. Facets of Hohenstaufen history . Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1995, ISBN 3-7995-4247-7 , pp. 302-303.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas R. Kraus : The emergence of the sovereignty of the Counts of Berg up to the year 1225 . (= Bergische Forschungen . Volume 16.) Schmidt, Neustadt an der Aisch 1981, ISBN 3-87707-02-4 , p. 36.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Everhard von Berg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eberhard von Berg; Eberhard von Georgenthal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1080 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1145 and 1152 |