Gerfried
St. Gerfried , also Gerfrid († September 12, 839 in Münster ) was the second bishop of Münster and the third abbot of the monasteries Werden and Helmstedt . Gerfried, whose name means "the one who protects with the spear", was a nephew of Liudger . He came from the family of the Counts of Nottich. After Liudger's death in 809, he was appointed Bishop of Munster as his successor. In 827 he took over the management of the Werden monastery after the death of his predecessor Hildegrim I. Together with 36 other bishops he took part in a reform council convened in Aachen by Emperor Louis the Pious in 836 . After his death on September 12, 839, his remains were buried in the crypt of the Werden monastery.
literature
- Heinrich Engel: Ruhr Christians. History and stories of Ludgerus and the Liudgeriden, of imperial abbots and pastors in Werden an der Ruhr. Schmitz, Essen 1997, ISBN 3-932443-04-7 .
- Ekkart Sauser : Gerfrid. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 449.
Web links
- Biography on the website of the diocese of Münster
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Liudger |
Bishop of Munster 809–839 |
Altfried |
| Hildegrim I. | Abbot of Werden and Helmstedt 827-839 |
Thiatgrim |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerfrid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Munster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 839 |
| Place of death | Muenster |