Peter von Reichenau

Petrus von Reichenau (* in the 8th century ; † February 21, 786 in Reichenau ) was abbot of the Reichenau monastery from 782 to 786 .

Live and act

Abbot Petrus came from the Agilolfinger family . He was initially a monk in Reichenau Monastery before he was elected abbot at an old age.

After the Bishops of Constance Arnefrid , Sidonius and Johannes simultaneously administered the Reichenau Monastery as abbots from 736, the separation of the Reichenau Abbey from the Diocese of Constance began with Petrus' Abbatiat . This regained independence could be successfully enforced not least because Gerold , the brother of Queen Hildegard and a close confidante and advisor of his brother-in-law Charlemagne , was a benefactor and donor of the island monastery and made numerous gifts to him.

Little is known about Peter's leadership as abbot. According to the report by Gallus Öhem, the chronicler of the Reichenau monastery, Peter was very learned and tried to increase the book holdings in the monastery library . For example, he brought a valuable Bible manuscript to his home monastery from a trip to Italy.

literature

Konrad Beyerle : From the foundation to the end of the baronial monastery (724–1427) . In: Konrad Beyerle (ed.): The culture of the Reichenau Abbey. Commemorative pamphlet for the twelve hundredth anniversary of the founding year of the island monastery 724–1924 . 1st subband. Verlag der Münchner Drucke, Munich 1925, pp. 62–63.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Konrad Beyerle: From the foundation to the end of the baronial monastery (724-1427) . In: Konrad Beyerle (ed.): The culture of the Reichenau Abbey. Commemorative pamphlet for the twelve hundredth anniversary of the founding year of the island monastery 724–1924 . 1st subband. Verlag der Münchner Drucke, Munich 1925, pp. 62–63.
↑ Helmut Maurer : The Bishops of Constance from the end of the 6th century to 1206 ( Germania sacra ; NF 42.1; The dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Mainz. The Diocese of Constance ; 5). Walter de Gruyter , Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-017664-5 , p. 55. ( digitized version )

predecessor	Office	successor
John	Abbot of Reichenau 782 - 786	Waldo

personal data
SURNAME	Peter von Reichenau
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Abbot of the Reichenau Monastery (782–786)
DATE OF BIRTH	8th century
DATE OF DEATH	February 21, 786
Place of death	Reichenau

[beyerle-1] Konrad Beyerle: From the foundation to the end of the baronial monastery (724-1427) . In: Konrad Beyerle (ed.): The culture of the Reichenau Abbey. Commemorative pamphlet for the twelve hundredth anniversary of the founding year of the island monastery 724–1924 . 1st subband. Verlag der Münchner Drucke, Munich 1925, pp. 62–63.

[2] Helmut Maurer : The Bishops of Constance from the end of the 6th century to 1206 ( Germania sacra ; NF 42.1; The dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Mainz. The Diocese of Constance ; 5). Walter de Gruyter , Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-017664-5 , p. 55. ( digitized version )