Hilger de Burgis

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Hilger de Burgis OCarm († November 1, 1452 in Liège ) was auxiliary bishop in Cologne and Liège .

Life

He entered the Carmelite order, where he made his profession , and was prior in Mainz in 1430 , prior in Strasbourg in 1434 and prior in Cologne in 1437. Hilger de Burgis obtained his doctorate in theology in Cologne in 1442 and was a professor at Cologne University from 1422 to 1425 and from 1446 to 1446 . Since 1440 penitentiary and spiritual advisor to the Archbishop of Cologne Dietrich II von Moers , who appointed him auxiliary bishop for the Archbishopric of Cologne.

In 1436 or 1437 Hilger de Burgis was appointed titular bishop of Budua and received episcopal ordination in Cologne . Later he moved as auxiliary bishop to the diocese of Liège , where he also died.

He was the author of handwritten commentaries on various Pauline letters .

literature

  • August Rauchholz: Handbook of the Archdiocese of Cologne . 10th edition. Self-published, Cologne 1863, p. 15 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed May 24, 2018]).

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personal data
SURNAME Hilger de Burgis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Auxiliary bishop in Cologne and Liège
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1452
Place of death Liege