Gunter (Regensburg)

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Depiction of the election of Gunter in the dream of Emperor Otto in a book from 1726

Gunter († 942 ) was the 11th Bishop of Regensburg in 942 . He is venerated as a blessed .

Gunter was a monk of the Sankt Emmeram monastery . At the time of his appointment he was custodian . The chronicler and bishop Thietmar von Merseburg described his appointment as a legendary tale from which the appointment by the king becomes clear and the people and clergy could only give their formal approval. Like the other first Regensburg bishops, Gunter was also head of the Sankt Emmeram monastery.

literature

  • Michael Buchberger (Ed.): 1200 years of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1939. p. 23.
  • Josef Staber: Church history of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1966. p. 23.

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predecessor Office successor
Isangrim Bishop of Regensburg
942 		Michael
personal data
SURNAME Gunter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman, 11th bishop of the diocese of Regensburg
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH 942