Gunthar of Hildesheim

Gunthar von Hildesheim (* Reims ; † July 5, 835 ) was the first bishop of the newly founded diocese of Hildesheim from 815 to 835 .

Life

Hans Goetting concludes from various evidence that Gunthar came from the west of the Franconian Empire and was initially sent from Reims as a mission bishop to Elze , the bishopric originally planned by Charlemagne .

Foundations of the Marienkapelle from 815 in the crypt of Hildesheim Cathedral during the renovation work (2011)

Gunthar had the legendary Marienkapelle built in 815 on the site of today's cathedral crypt , probably for the Hildesheim Marian reliquary donated by Ludwig the Pious to the new diocese , and around 825 the first cathedral south of the later Altfrid Cathedral, a double-towered basilica of St. Cäcilia was consecrated and furnished with relics of these saints acquired from Rome . During excavations in the cathedral area during the cathedral renovation 2010–2013, the foundations of both structures were found.

literature

• Hans Goetting: The Hildesheim Bishops from 815 to 1221. (= Germania Sacra NF 20, Das Bistum Hildesheim Vol. 3) de Gruyter, Berlin-New York 1984, ISBN 978-3-11-010004-4 , pp. 46-52 .
• Annika Tanke: The picture of the bishop in the Hildesheim bishop's chronicle (PDF; 274 kB). In: Concilium medii aevi 4, 2001, pp. 209-245.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Goetting, p. 48.
2. ↑ Goetting p. 49.
3. ↑ Archaeologists discover new traces of the old Hildesheim Cathedral , haz.de, February 4, 2011
4. ↑ He who seeks, finds ... ( Memento of October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) bistum-hildesheim.de, November 20, 2012
5. ↑ Writing room in the church tower ( memento of October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), bistum-hildesheim.de, September 26, 2013.

predecessor	Office	successor
---	Bishop of Hildesheim 815–835	Rembert