Michael (Regensburg)

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Michael († September 23, 972 ) was the 12th Bishop of Regensburg from 942 to 972.

At the time of his appointment as bishop Michael was vicar general of the Bohemian parts of the Regensburg diocese based in Prague . Presumably he was there until the murder of Wenceslas of Bohemia . Under Duke Boleslav I , he was invited to the consecration of the St. Vitus Church. Due to the political tension in the wake of the fratricide, he accepted this invitation after a long period of hesitation. Boleslav I gave his son Strachkvas into the care of the St. Emmeram monastery . Like the other first Regensburg bishops, Michael was also head of the monastery.

In Otto the Great's army , Michael took part in the battle in Bohemia. He also took part in the battle against the Hungarians on the Lechfeld . Two important Hungarian leaders ( Bulcsú and Lehel ) were hanged in Regensburg. In the following arguments, the bishop was seriously wounded, of which the chronicler and bishop Thietmar von Merseburg reported in more detail.

literature

  • Michael Buchberger (Ed.): 1200 years of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1939. p. 23 f.
  • Josef Staber: Church history of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1966. p. 23 f.
predecessor Office successor
Gunter Bishop of Regensburg
942–972 		wolfgang
personal data
SURNAME Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Regensburg
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 972