Hermann I. (Munster)
Hermann I († July 22, 1042 ) was the 14th Bishop of Münster from 1032 until his death in 1042 . There is no information about his ancestry and his date of birth, but he is ascribed to the Billunger family .
During Hermann's tenure as Bishop of Münster, the Überwasser Abbey was founded in Münster . Its inauguration took place in 1040 in the presence of Emperor Heinrich III. as well as a multitude of clergy and nobles. A reliquary monstrance , which, according to its inscription, was a gift from Henry III, testifies to a good relationship between emperor and bishop . to Hermann and is in the cathedral treasury in St. Paulus Cathedral .
literature
- Gerd Althoff : Noble and royal families in the mirror of their memorial tradition. Studies on the commemoration of the dead of the Billunger and Ottonians. Wilhelm Fink, Munich 1984, p. 312 B 84
- Mechthild Black-Veldtrup : Empress Agnes (1043-1077) Source-critical studies . Böhlau, Cologne Weimar Vienna 1995, p. 218
- Ernst Steindorff : Yearbooks of the German Empire under Heinrich III. Volume 1 and 2, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1963, pp. 99f., 165
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Siegfried von Walbeck |
Bishop of Munster 1032-1042 |
Rudbert |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hermann I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic clergyman; Bishop of Münster (1032-1042) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1042 |