Helmward of Minden

Helmward (also Helinwardus or Helmwardus ) († February 12 or 14, 958 ) was Bishop of Minden from 950 to February 12 or 14, 958 .

Helmward was a Benedictine monk . As bishop he inaugurated the second Minden cathedral in 952 or 953 to Gorgonius , Laurentius and Alexander , after the Carolingian cathedral was destroyed by fire in 947. His virtuous life and good sermons are also narrated . Helmward is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. His feast day is February 12th. This day is sometimes accepted as the day of his death. However, other sources report that Helmward died on the name day of Valentin von Terni , i.e. on February 14th.

literature

Karl Friedrich Pauli : General Prussian state history, including all associated duchies, principalities, counties and lordships . tape 5 . Christoph Peter Franckens, Halle 1764, p. 89 ( digitized version in Google book search).

Individual evidence

^ Hermann Deuker, Siegfried Kessemeier, Jochen Luckhardt : Cathedral and cathedral treasure in Minden . Langewiesche, 1982, ISBN 3-7845-4830-X , p. 8 .
↑ ^a ^b Karl Friedrich Pauli: General Prussian state history, including all associated duchies, principalities, counties and lordships . tape 5 . Christoph Peter Franckens, Halle 1764, p. 89 ( digitized version in Google book search).
↑ Werner Rösner: The Minden Cathedral . In: DKV art guide . 11th edition. tape 321 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-422-02112-9 , pp. 4 .
^ Helmward von Minden in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
↑ Minden . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 6, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1993, ISBN 3-7608-8906-9 , Sp. 631 excerpt online .
↑ Ernst Friedrich Moyer: Onomasticon chronographikon hierarchiae germanicae: Directory of the German bishops since the year 800 AD, together with an appendix, containing the dignitaries of some abbeys and knights . Self-published by the author, Minden 1854, p. 70/71 ( digitized in the Google book search).

predecessor	Office	successor
Ebergisl	Bishop of Minden 950–958	Landward

personal data
SURNAME	Helmward of Minden
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Helinwardus; Helmwardus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Minden
DATE OF BIRTH	9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH	February 12, 958 or February 14, 958

[1] Hermann Deuker, Siegfried Kessemeier, Jochen Luckhardt : Cathedral and cathedral treasure in Minden . Langewiesche, 1982, ISBN 3-7845-4830-X , p. 8 .

[Pauli-2] Karl Friedrich Pauli: General Prussian state history, including all associated duchies, principalities, counties and lordships . tape 5 . Christoph Peter Franckens, Halle 1764, p. 89 ( digitized version in Google book search).

[3] Werner Rösner: The Minden Cathedral . In: DKV art guide . 11th edition. tape 321 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-422-02112-9 , pp. 4 .

[4] Helmward von Minden in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints

[5] Minden . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 6, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1993, ISBN 3-7608-8906-9 , Sp. 631 excerpt online .

[6] Ernst Friedrich Moyer: Onomasticon chronographikon hierarchiae germanicae: Directory of the German bishops since the year 800 AD, together with an appendix, containing the dignitaries of some abbeys and knights . Self-published by the author, Minden 1854, p. 70/71 ( digitized in the Google book search).