Joseph of Verona

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Joseph von Verona on a painting in the Fürstengang ( Freising )
Coat of arms of Joseph von Verona in the Fürstengang Freising

Joseph von Verona or Joseph von Freising († 764 ) was the third bishop of Freising from 747/748 to 764 .

Life

Joseph von Verona, who came from northern Italy , was probably a monk in the cathedral monastery in Freising, founded by Boniface or Korbinian . He became Bishop of Freising in 747/748 and was the founder of the collegiate foundation in Isen . After 760 he founded the convents of Schäftlarn and Scharnitz . Joseph of Verona was buried in the church of the Isen monastery.

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predecessor Office successor
Erembert Bishop of Freising
747 / 748–764
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