Hitto from Freising
Hitto von Freising († 835 ) was the 6th Bishop of Freising from 810/12 to 835.
Life
Hitto came from the high Bavarian nobility of the Huosi . The cleric worked as a deacon at Freising Cathedral since 794 and was often mentioned as a witness in Freising documents. He was first mentioned as Bishop of Freising in 812, but his predecessor Atto died over a year earlier. During his tenure, the monk and notary Kozroh created the first Freising book of traditions that goes back to 744. Under Hitto, the Freising scriptorium reached a special climax. B. approx. 40 codices. Over 300 certificates from Hitto's tenure have also been preserved. Hitto has obviously achieved the desired episcopal supremacy over many previously mostly aristocratic monasteries in the diocese (e.g. in the case of Schliersee monastery 817, Schäftlarn monastery 821 or 828 and Innichen monastery 822). Around the year 830 he was also the founder of Weihenstephan Monastery . According to an old tradition, Hitto received the relics of St. Justin from Pope Gregory IV on his pilgrimage to Rome in 834 and brought them to Freising. He was buried in Freising in the cathedral crypt, the sarcophagus has been preserved. His nephew Erchanbert succeeded him.
literature
- Theodor Bitterauf: The traditions of the Hochstift Freising. Volume I , 1905, pp. 300-367.
- Gertrud Diepolder: Freising traditions and memorial entries in the Salzburg Liber Vitae and in the Reichenau fraternization book . Evaluation of the parallel tradition from the time of the Bishops Hitto and Erchanbert von Freising. In: ZBLG. 58 (1995), pp. 147-190
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Atto |
Bishop of Freising 810 / 12–835 |
Erchanbert |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hitto from Freising |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hitto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Freising |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 835 |