Gerhard I of Toul

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Gerhard I of Toul (also Gerard ) (* 935 in Cologne ; † April 23, 994 in Toul ) was bishop of Toul from 963 to 994 . He is venerated as a saint.

Life

He probably came from a noble family. At the time of Archbishop Brun he was trained at the Cologne Cathedral School. The legend reports that after his mother was killed by a lightning strike, he entered the clergy and attracted attention for his asceticism and strict lifestyle. In 963 he was appointed Bishop of Toul by Otto I.

He was closely associated with the Ottonians . In 965 he met Otto I in Cologne. This confirmed the possession of various abbeys to the diocese of Toul . In 972 he took part in a synod in Ingelheim . He met Otto II in 973 in Bonn . With other high-ranking clerics like Abbot Maiolus von Cluny , with whom he was friends, and Adalbert von Prag he met Otto II and his wife Theophanu in Pavia in 983 on the way to the Reichstag in Verona . After the emperor's death, he was a supporter of Otto III , who was still underage, in a dispute for the throne with Heinrich the Quarrel . In 984 he took part in the court day of the regents Adelheid and Theophanu in Speyer . There were in the name of Otto III. Deeds issued by the Imperial Chancellery confirming the possession of the monasteries of Moyenmoutier and Saint Dié to the Diocese of Toul .

For reasons of age, he did not take on an important political role. He promoted care for the poor and the sick. His work during an epidemic in 981 was particularly praised. He traveled through his diocese and took care of the formation of the clergy. He also emerged as a preacher. He was involved in the founding of the Saint-Gengoult de Toul monastery and the construction of the cathedral in Toul. However, his sphere of influence was restricted by attacks by the French king. He also had to use force against regional nobles. He could not prevent Duke Friedrich von Lothringen from establishing himself at Burg Bar .

Widrich von Toul wrote a vita on the bishop. In 1050 he was taken over by Leo IX. , at that time both Pope and Bishop in Toul, canonized.

It is still present in many ways in the cathedral. A tomb from the 19th century in the crossing reminds of him, as does the bishopric from his time and his image on a church window.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Otto I. (RI II) n.554
  2. ↑ Otto II. (RI II) n.891a
  3. ↑ Otto III. (RI II) n. 956p1
  4. ↑ Otto III. (RI II) n.957a
  5. ↑ Otto III. (RI II) n.958
  6. ↑ Historical sources of the Middle Ages: Vita s. Gerhardi episcopi Tullensis

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SURNAME Gerhard I of Toul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Toul and saint
DATE OF BIRTH 935
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 994
Place of death Toul