Poppo (V.)
Poppo († 1014/18) was abbot of Lorsch and Fulda .
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From the Frankish Babenberg family, also called " Popponen ", son of Count Otto II. (999/1008). He was abbot in Lorsch from 1006 to 1018 and abbot in Fulda from 1013/14 to 1018. He carried out the cluniac-Lorraine monastery reform in Lorsch and was therefore called to Fulda by King Heinrich II on June 1, 1014 to join the to reform the monasteries there in Hersfeld and Fulda against secularization and effeminacy in the spirit of Cluny .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerold I. |
Abbot of Lorsch 1006 - 1018 |
Riginbald |
| Branthoh II. |
Abbot of Fulda 1013 - 1018 |
Richard |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poppo V. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot in Lorsch Abbey and Fulda Abbey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: 1018 |
| Place of death | uncertain: Fulda Monastery |