Markward von Prüm

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Markward von Prüm (lat. Marquardus Prumiensis ) (* 8th century or 9th century; † May 27, 853 ) was abbot of St. Hubert and the abbey of Prüm . He is venerated as a blessed .

Life

He came from what is now France and was initially a Benedictine in Ferrières . In 829 he became abbot of St. Hubert and the Abbey of Prüm. He gave up the office in St. Hubert after seven years.

Markward was close to the Carolingian royal family. He is referred to in the literature as the adviser to Ludwig the Pious . But he also had a relationship of trust with his sons Lothar and Karl the Bald . In 833 after the victory of Ludwig's sons from his first marriage over the emperor, the future Charles the Bald was banished to Prüm and handed over to the care of Markwarts. Reports of a teacher-student relationship between Markward and Karl go back to this several months' stay. The emperor sent Markward to the rebellious Lothar to mediate. After the defeat of the sons of Ludwig, the abbot Hraban von Fulda turned to Markward in 835 and asked him to intercede with Charles the Bald for the reinstatement of Archbishop Ebos of Reims , who was ousted after the uprising . The archbishop was imprisoned in Fulda at the time. Ludwig rewarded his loyalty to Markwards with the transfer of property. It is possible that he belonged to an imperial embassy that visited Lothar in Italy in 835. In 841 Lothar confirmed the immunity of Prüm at the request of Markwards. Although Prüm was in the kingdom of Lothar, Charles the Bald also confirmed the monastery 's immunity at the request of Markward in 845. In 846 Karl asked Markward to come and talk to him.

Markward was educated. He commissioned the monk Wandalbert with the new version of the Vita ds holy Goar . He was also in close contact with Lupus von Ferrières . In his time, Prüm was a center of culture and piety.

He founded a subsidiary of Prüm in Münstereifel . In 844 he traveled to Rome. From Lothar he had letters of recommendation to Pope Gregory IV with him in order to receive relics from him. After the Pope died, Markward also received referrals for Pope Sergius II. He brought the relics of St. Chrysanth and St. Daria with him from Rome . He transferred this to Münstereifel. The translation report speaks of various miracles along the way. This report is possibly from the abbot himself. The relics made the branch in Münstereifel a place of pilgrimage.

He is venerated as a blessed. His feast day is February 27th

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ RI I, 2,1 n.43, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed on February 3, 2013)
  2. ↑ RI I n.929a, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed on February 3, 2013)
  3. ^ RI I, 2.1 n.52, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed February 3, 2013)
  4. ^ RI I n.941, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed on February 3, 2013)
  5. ↑ RI I n. 951a, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed on February 3, 2013)
  6. ^ RI I n.1082, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed on February 3, 2013)
  7. ^ RI I, 2.1 n. 490, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed February 3, 2013) .
  8. ↑ RI I, 2.1 n.545, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed February 3, 2013)
  9. ^ Sita Steckel: Cultures of Teaching in the Early and High Middle Ages. Cologne et al., 2012 z. BS 412
  10. ↑ Rhineland. In: Theological Real Encyclopedia. Vol. 29 Berlin, 1998 p. 169
  11. ↑ RI I n.1113a, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed on February 3, 2013)
  12. ^ RI I, 4.2 n.27, in: Regesta Imperii Online, (accessed February 3, 2013)
  13. ↑ Hedwig Röckelein: About Hagio-Geo-Graphien. Miracles in translation reports of the 8th and 9th centuries. In: Miracles in the Middle Ages. Stuttgart, 2002 p. 177
  14. ↑ Münstereifel. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde. Vol. 20 Berlin, 2002 p. 323

literature

  • Heinrich Joseph Floß: Abbot Markward von Prüm's trip to Rome. Cologne, 1869 digitized

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personal data
SURNAME Markward von Prüm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marquardus prumiensis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbot of Prüm
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century or 9th century
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 853