Munderich von Langres

Munderich von Langres ( French. Mondry, Modericus, Mondericus, Mundéric; Latin. Mundericus) (* around 540; † around 580) was a Frankish bishop and Christian saint. His holiday is March 18th. Since he is sometimes equated with Mondry von Cellettes , the 10th and 12th May are also found as holidays.

Munderich von Langres was the son of Ferreolus von Rodez and Saint Deuteria , abbess of Saint-Pierre in Reims . His siblings were Férreole de Narbonne, Lucilla Ferreola, Agilulf , Deotarius , Babon , Ragenfred and Ausbert.

Munderich was coadjutor of the sick Bishop Tetricus of Langres , who died in 572/73. He was then ordained Bishop of Tonnerre . However, he fell out of favor with Guntram I, king of the Franks, and was imprisoned. After his release he went to Austrasia in the care of King Sigibert I. He set him up as bishop in the newly founded diocese of Arisitum . Munderich died a short time later.

literature

• Reinhold Kaiser : Founding of a diocese in the Merovingian Empire in the 6th century . In: Rudolf Schieffer (Ed.): Contributions to the history of the Regnum Francorum (=  supplements of the Francia ). tape 22 . Jan Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1990, ISBN 3-7995-7322-4 , chap. 1 , p. 26–27 ( online [PDF; accessed October 4, 2015]).
• Wilhelm Levison : Founding of a diocese in the Merovingian Empire in the 6th century . In: Yearbook of the Alsace-Lorraine Scientific Society in Strasbourg . tape 11 . Carl Winter , Heidelberg 1938, p. 111–112 ( online [PDF; accessed October 4, 2015]).

• Gregory Halfond: Negotiating episcopal support in the Merovingian kingdom of Reims (ad 561-75) doi : 10.1111 / emed.12036

Web links

• Monderic at Glaubenszeugen.de