Fulbert of Chartres

Miniature of Fulbert von Chartes in the obituarium (11th century) of Chartres Cathedral , Bibliothèque municipale de Chartres , nouv. acq. 004, fol. 34 r

Fulbert (* around 950 in Italy or France , probably in Aquitaine or in the diocese of Laudun, today Laon ; † April 10, 1028 or 1029 in Chartres ) was bishop in Chartres from 1006 to 1028 . He was a student of Gerbert von Aurillac in Reims .

The construction of the Romanesque cathedral goes back to Bishop Fulbert (construction began in 1020), which is still preserved as today's lower church. During his tenure, the cathedral school also developed into a leading intellectual center north of the Alps. The heyday of the so-called " School of Chartres " lasted 200 years before other centers such as Paris (founding of the Sorbonne ) gained importance.

In 2006 the French government organized the “Célébration nationale du Millénaire de Fulbert, Chartres 1006-2006” in honor of Fulbert. The highlight of the festivities was the inauguration of the renovated Fulbert lower church on September 8, 2006 and the subsequent premiere of the Marian oratorio Stella Maris by Helge Burggrabe under the patronage of the ambassadors of France and Germany.

literature

Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Fulbert, Bishop of Chartres. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 151-152. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Commons : Fulbert von Chartres - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Stella Maris - Marian Oratorio

predecessor	Office	successor
Eudes	Bishop of Chartres 1006-1028	Theodoricus

personal data
SURNAME	Fulbert of Chartres
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop in Chartres
DATE OF BIRTH	around 950
DATE OF DEATH	April 10, 1028 or April 10, 1029
Place of death	Chartres