Heinrich of Verdun
Heinrich von Verdun (also Heinrich von Luxemburg , Heinrich the Peacemaker ) († May 31, 1091 ) was Bishop of Liège from 1075 to 1091 .
Life
He came from the House of Luxembourg . The father was Count Friedrich von Toul. The mother was probably Gerberga from the house of the lords of Bouillon .
He received a theological education in the Saint Vanne Abbey in Verdun and was strongly influenced by the reform spirit that prevailed there . Later he was Archdeacon of Verdun. He was related to Duke Gottfried III. of Lower Lorraine . Heinrich IV recommended him to him as Bishop of Liège. It was consecrated by Archbishop Anno II of Cologne .
He proved to be pious and an advocate of monastic reform. In the conflict between the emperor and the pope, he was on the side of Henry IV. In 1076, at a court conference in Worms , he agreed to the removal of Gregory VII . Although he later approached Gregor again, but in 1085 the appeal of the antipope Clemens III. followed to Mainz. The fact that Henry IV celebrated Easter in Liège in 1080, although Pope Gregory VII had banned him, speaks for loyalty to the emperor.
For the Lorraine region, Bishop Heinrich was an important advocate of God's peace . He announced this for his diocese in 1081 together with the worldly greats. This procedure was not directed against the emperor as the highest peacekeeper of the empire, but had to do with the fact that Henry IV was absent in Italy. The proclamation of God's peace was agreed with the ruler. An arbitration tribunal has been established for the peaceful settlement of disputes. The bishop presided over it. Based on the Lorraine model, similar regulations were made a few years later for the Archdiocese of Cologne and finally for the Reich. He is buried in the Notre Dame collegiate church in Huy .
literature
- Heinrich Neu : Heinrich von Verdun. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 368 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Nicolas van Werveke : Henry of Luxembourg, Bishop of Liège . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 534 f.
Remarks
- ^ Heinrich IV. - RI III, 2,3 n.747 (Regest RI-online)
- ↑ Manfred Groten : Fire disaster and solidarity, market renovation and God's peace. In: Local Church and Universal Church in History: Cologne Church History between the Middle Ages and the Second Vatican Council. Cologne et al., 2011 p. 85
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Dietwin |
Bishop of Liège 1075-1091 |
Otbert |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Heinrich of Verdun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich of Luxembourg; Henry the Peacemaker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Liège (1075-1091) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1091 |