Meinhard (Prague)

Meinhard (also: Menhart ; † July 2, 1134 ) was Bishop of Prague .

Career

Meinhard came from Bamberg and was a friend of the later canonized Bishop Otto von Bamberg . He was chaplain of Duke Vladislav I , canon of the Prague cathedral chapter and provost of Old Bunzlau .

After the death of the Prague bishop Hermann Meinhard was elected as his successor in 1122. With the conclusion of the Worms Concordat in the same year , which was supposed to end the investiture dispute in Germany, new provisions for the election of the bishop were also introduced in Bohemia . In future only the higher clergy , ie members of the cathedral chapter and the provosts of the collegiate monasteries, were entitled to elect a bishop .

Already in 1122 Meinhard joined the crusade against the infidels in Jerusalem. After his return, Duke Vladislav I was no longer alive and his brother Soběslav I was in office as his successor. This accused Meinhard of a conspiracy. After Meinhard managed to prove his innocence, Soběslav reconciled with him.

During Meinhard's tenure, five more canons were established for the cathedral chapter. In 1134 he was in Hungary on behalf of the duke. On the way back he died on July 2, 1134 in Moravia .

literature

• Anton Frind : The History of the Bishops and Archbishops of Prague . Calve University Bookstore, Prague 1873, pp. 33–34

predecessor	Office	successor
Hermann	Bishop of Prague 1122–1134	Johann I.