Pibo

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Pibo (also Bibo , Pipon ) († 1107 ) was bishop of Toul from 1070 to 1107 . He was previously Chancellor of Henry IV. As a bishop, he was a promoter of reform monasticism. The prejudgment by Gregory VII in the case of a simony charge provoked violent protests in the imperial church and contributed to the intensification of the antagonism between the emperor and the pope.

Life

Pibo came from a noble Saxon family. According to the bishop's chronicle of Toul, the father was called Thietmar and the mother Dudicha. He attended the cathedral school in Bamberg , one of his teachers there was the future archbishop of Cologne in Anno II. Later he was canon in the cathedral chapter of Halberstadt . It belonged to the court orchestra of Heinrich III. on. Pibo probably also held a canon at the Pfalzstift in Goslar . Henry IV appointed him chancellor around 1068/1069. A number of documents mention his name.

In 1069 he was appointed Bishop of Toul. He particularly distinguished himself as a promoter of the Lorraine monastery reform movement. In addition, there was a lot of construction activity in his time. In economic terms, he managed the diocese well.

The accusations of a cleric from Toul, who accused Pibo of simony and concubinage, caused a sensation. Thereupon Gregory VII ordered an investigation in 1074. This was made known by Archbishop Udo von Trier at a meeting of princes in Strasbourg. After that, the Pope would have instructed the Archbishop to investigate the accusations made by an unnamed canon. Already in the letter, Pibo was referred to as exepiscopus (former bishop) and lupus (wolf) without knowing the details . On behalf of the Reichskirche, Udo rejected the allegations and criticized the insult to one of her relatives. Against Gregory VII the accusation was made of turning the traditional legal system on its head by "armed the sons against the fathers". Udo von Trier has investigated the matter. Heinrich IV. Sent Bishop Benno von Osnabrück as witness for the exoneration . He himself was involved as a mediator in the succession plan and emphasized that there could be no question of simony in the proceedings, especially since the cathedral chapter had agreed. Ultimately, Pibo was exonerated from the allegations. Udo von Trier asked the Pope to refrain from doing this in the future, since he had to reckon with the fact that no more people could be found who would take part. Unintentionally, Pibo contributed to the escalation of the conflict between the emperor and the pope.

In 1076 Pibo took part in the Worms Synod, which, at the urging of Henry IV, turned against Gregory VII. However, Pibo did not support this decision for long. Pibo was chosen to publicly announce the ban on Gregor in Utrecht . Attacked by fear, he fled at night with the Bishop of Verdun. He soon tried to get closer to Gregory VII and is said to have even traveled to Rome to submit. However, the relationship with Gregor was also difficult, because he did not support Pibos reform efforts in his diocese sufficiently. Pipo kept his distance from both the emperor and the pope.

He went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. After he returned from this in 1085, he entered a reform monastery in Dijon for some time . He stayed away from the Mainz synod convened by Heinrich V and was represented by an envoy. He gave his approval to the resolutions passed there.

After Urban II became Pope in 1088, Pibo gave up his reticent attitude towards the Pope. He approached Urban II and announced his obedience to Archbishop Egilbert von Trier, who was loyal to the emperor . In 1095 he took part in the council in Clermont and was a witness when Urban II called for the crusade .

He is buried in the Cathedral of Toul .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Chancellery of Heinrich IV. S. XXXV
  2. ↑ as an example of a document in which he was involved as chancellor: Heinrich IV. (RI III, 2, 3) n. 491
  3. ^ Henry IV. (RI III, 2, 3) n.523
  4. ^ Henry IV. (RI III, 2, 1)
  5. ^ Henry IV. (RI III, 2, 3) n.726
  6. ↑ see Egon Boshof : The Salians . Stuttgart 2008, p. 213, Stefan Weinfurter: Canossa. The disenchantment of the world . Munich 2006, p. 112f.
  7. ^ Werner Goetz: Church reform and investiture dispute 910-1122 . Stuttgart 2008, p. 128

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personal data
SURNAME Pibo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Toul
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 1107