Hoger (Archbishop)

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Hoger ( Latin Hogerus , also Hojerus , Hotgerns ) († December 20, 915 in Bremen ) was Archbishop of Hamburg and Bishop of Bremen from 909 to 915 . He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .

Life

Hoger was related to Bishop Wigbert von Verden . He was initially a monk in Corvey Monastery and was then placed as coadjutor at the side of the physically weak Archbishop Adalgar .

At that time, Archbishop Hermann von Köln had assured Pope Formosus and King Arnulf of Carinthia that Hamburg-Bremen should be subordinate to Cologne and thus lost its status as an independent archbishopric. After the death of his predecessor, Hoger was consecrated by the Archbishop of Cologne - this was partly interpreted to mean that he recognized the subordination to Cologne. Later, Pope Anastasius III confirmed . at his request, however, the privileges of the archdiocese as granted to Gregory IV and Nicholas I. This included the jurisdiction over all bishops of the Nordic countries as well as the Slavic tribes between Peene and Eider . The Pope forbade everyone else, especially the Archbishops of Cologne, to intervene in the Hamburg Church Province and granted Hoger the right to wear the miter .

In his diocese, Hoger strictly observed the observance of ecclesiastical order and teaching, and he also visited the monasteries in the archbishopric. During his time there were incursions by Vikings and other peoples into the archbishopric and destruction in Hamburg and Bremen. He died after only seven years in office. According to Adam von Bremen , Hoger was buried in the Bremen Cathedral .

He was made a saint 120 years after his death. His feast day is December 20th.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anastasius III. (RI II, 5) n. † 6 (912-913) January (RI-online)
  2. ^ Karl Heinz Brandt: New excavations and finds in Bremen (1976) . In: Bremisches Jahrbuch . Volume 55, Bremen 1977, p. 358. ( online )

literature

Wikisource: Adam von Bremen: Hamburg Church History. First book  - sources and full texts
  • Complete Lexicon of Saints. Volume 2. Augsburg 1861, p. 757 digitized
  • Alban Butler: Lives of Fathers and Martyrs. Vol. 20, Mainz, 1826 pp. 381-383.


predecessor Office successor
Adalgar Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
909–915 		Reginward
personal data
SURNAME Hoger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hogerus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Hamburg and Bishop of Bremen (909–915)
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 915
Place of death Bremen