Herrand (Bishop of Strasbourg)

Coats of arms of the bishops of Strasbourg up to the 14th century

Herrand , also called Hecill , Wizelin or Hetzel , († January 15, 1065 ) was Bishop of Strasbourg from 1047 until his death in 1065 under the pontificate of Damasus II , Leo IX. , Viktor II. , Stephan IX. , Nicholas II and Alexander II. The then ruling emperors were Heinrich III. and Heinrich IV.

Coat of arms of the diocese of Strasbourg from the 14th century

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Fluctuating naming

Confusion is possible due to the unclear naming. A Hacelin became bishop of Bamberg in April 1047 . A Hecilo , provost of Goslar , later became bishop of Hildesheim in 1054 . French-language sources, websites and translations of Regesta name him Bishop Hermann .

On a French-language website on the history of the city of Strasbourg , he is also called Hetzel von Dabo . The name Hetzel agrees with that of some German reference works, but so far no relationship with the Dagsburg family or the Counts of Egisheim-Dabo has been documented or genealogically proven.

A French work dealing with the coins of the former bishopric of Strasbourg mentions 4 bishops who, in contrast to the city's own coins from Bishop Werner I, did not leave any memorable traces in the numismatic field : Wilhelm I of Strasbourg , Hetzelo , Wernher and Theobald .

A servant loyal to the Holy See

Before his episcopal tenure, Herrand was Provost of Speyer . His successor must have been the Eichstätt canon Gotebold, because he is referred to as provost in Speyer in 1048 , when he was made patriarch of Aquileia that year . This shows that the Propsteien zu Goslar or Speyer helped to higher functions.

Emperor Heinrich III. promoted Herrand after the death of Bishop Wilhelm I to the seat of Strasbourg . On July 8, 1048, the emperor confirmed the privileges that were bestowed on his predecessors.

Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune, Strasbourg

Around 1049 Herrand donated six in the Church of Alt-Sankt-Peter , which were added to the already existing benefices. The church was started under the administration of his predecessor and expanded in 1049. She was then by the Alsatian-Lorraine Pope Leo IX. inaugurated in his first year of pontificate. The Pope left the church with the silk robe that he had worn for the liturgical dedication ceremony.

Statue of Pope Leo IX in Dabo (Moselle, France)

Leo IX made two apostolic trips to Alsace and Lorraine in succession in 1049 and 1050. He visited and consecrated numerous monasteries. Under the administration of Bishop Herrand, he consecrated the Church of Young Saint Peter in Strasbourg on "Wednesday in the Holy Week", then the Saint Michael Chapel , where Saint Arbogast was buried, and the Chapel of Saint Walburga, which was later in Saint Barbara -Church was renamed.

On December 25, 1058, Emperor Heinrich IV celebrated Christmas in Strasbourg, so it can be assumed with high probability that the incumbent Bishop Herrand held the Christmas mass during such an official visit.

In 1059, Heinrich settled a dispute between the Episcopal Church of Strasbourg and Count Heinrich over the wilderness in a forest they owned by, at the request of Bishop Herrand (Hecill) and because of the intervention of his mother, Empress Agnes, the wildbane over the Within specified limits in Alsace, in the county of Count Heinrich, the forest is granted to the bishop and his successors with the decree that the bishop is entitled to two thirds and the count one third of the use .

In 1061, the couple, Folmar and Heiliga von Ortenberg , gave the Hugshofen monastery in the Alsatian Weilertal (Val de Villé) to the diocese of Strasbourg .

On May 2nd, 1064 Archbishop Siegfried von Mainz consecrated the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, which the pious hermit Godfrid had built on the Kastelberg near Andlau , in the presence of Bishop Herrand .

Eschau monastery: Saint-Trophime church

When the most revered bishop noticed that his end was approaching, he enriched the Eschau monastery with goods and died shortly afterwards on January 12, 1065. He was buried in the collegial church at Jung-Sankt-Peter.

The following verses are written on his grave:
“ Qui velatus first Argentinense tiara,
Dum studies hanc aedem magnificare Dei
Sex quoque praebendis, abiit super aethera felix.
Hetzelonis humo molliter ossa cubant. ” “ The one who adorns
his head with the Strasbourg miter, flowed to glorify this church with six benefices, has soared to heaven to bliss. The bones of Hetzel rest gently in the lap of the earth "

literature

• Ludwig Gabriel Glöckler: History of the diocese of Strasbourg. Volume 1, printed by XH Le Roux, 1879.
• Michael Frey: Attempt of a geographical-historical-statistical description of the royal Bavarian Rhine district. Volume 2, FC Neidhard, 1836.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See sources Frey, p. 72 - Glöckler, p. 162 - Bischöfliche Regesten Straßburg NS Dipl. XII, 157 - confirmed by imperial regesta like RI III, 2,3, n.174: "episcopo Herrand"
2. ↑ For Hacelin and Hecilo, page 474, Frey, see sources
3. ↑ For example on the Encyclopédie BSeditions, section Strasbourg: la ville au Moyen Age (Alsace, chapter 2). “Le Moyen Age: la ville épiscopale 1002-1334” - to be read online at (fr) [1] (last accessed: July 28, 2014) Quote: “(…) son successeur, l'évêque Hermann (1047-1065 ) , ancien chanoine de Spire, ce sont des proches de la maison impériale et des partisans de la réforme clunisienne alors en cours qui président aux destinées de l'évêché de Strasbourg, alors au faîte de sa puissance domaniale et politique, et en pleine harmonie avec les comtes du Nordgau, à peine moins riches qu'eux en biens fonciers et en sources de revenus "
4. ↑ Guy Bastien, webmaster of nobily.org ( Memento of July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 1998–2014, in: Histoire, patrimoine et tradition .
5. ↑ Louis Levrault, Essai sur l'ancienne monnaie de Strasbourg et sur ses rapports avec l'histoire de la ville et de l'évêché, Levrault et Bertrand, 1842 - 462 pages, p. 220
6. ↑ Page 474, Frey, see sources
7. ↑ It no longer exists because it was demolished in 1766
8. ↑ RI III, 2,3 n. 155, in: Regesta Imperii Online, [2] (accessed on July 27, 2014)
9. ↑ Read Regesten der Kaiser online: RI III, 2,3 n. 174, in: Regesta Imperii Online, [3] (accessed on July 27, 2014).
10. ↑ Today known for the wine grand cru Kastelberg, Andlau . See fr: Kastelberg (grand cru)