Gislo
Gislo or Giso was Cologne's bishop from 692/94 to approx. 711 .
Life
Nothing more is known about Giso's origins and youth. Giso's name is mentioned for the first time in a document from the Bonn St. Cassiusstift from the year 691, in which he is named as diaconus et abbas of the Martyrs Church Cassius and Florentius (today Bonn Minster Church ). In 692 he was made bishop of Cologne. After his death he was buried in the crypt of St. Severin . During his episcopate, St. Suitbert founded the monastery in Kaiserswerth .
literature
- Order of the Cologne bishops and archbishops . In: HJD Asthöwer: Handbook of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Official edition. 11th edition Cologne 1866 ( online ).
- Eduard Hegel (Hrsg.): History of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Vol. 1: The Diocese of Cologne from the beginning to the end of the 12th century. 2nd edition reworked v. Friedrich Wilhelm Oediger, Bachem, Cologne 1971.
- Josef Niesen : Giso. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 31, Bautz, Nordhausen 2010, ISBN 978-3-88309-544-8 , Sp. 501-502.
- Josef Niesen : Bonn Personal Lexicon. 3rd, improved and enlarged edition. Bouvier, Bonn 2011, ISBN 978-3-416-03352-7 , p. 167.
Individual evidence
- ^ Directory of the bishops and archbishops of Cologne ( memento of February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on the archbishopric's website
- ^ Leonard Ennen : History of the City of Cologne , Vol. 1, Cologne / Neuss 1863, p. 196
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Stephan |
Bishop of Cologne 692 / 694–711 |
Anno I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gislo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Cologne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century |