Rumold of Constance

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Rumold von Konstanz (first mentioned in 1051; † November 4, 1069 ) was Bishop of Konstanz from 1051 to 1069 .

Live and act

Rumold's date of birth and his family origins are unknown. According to early modern tradition, he is said to have been a monk in Einsiedeln monastery . He belonged to the royal court orchestra and was owned by Heinrich III. appointed first provost of the monastery of St. Simon and Juda in Goslar , before he ascended the bishop's seat of Constance in 1051.

Bishop Rumold died on November 4, 1069 and found his final resting place in the Konstanz Minster .

Proximity to the rulers

Bishop Rumold was not only particularly close to Emperor Heinrich III, but also his eldest son and successor in office, Heinrich IV . His close relationship with the rulers is evident not only from the fact that he often stayed in their surroundings, but also from the special trust that Empress Agnes placed in the Bishop of Constance by placing her daughter Mathilde in his care for upbringing.

Conflicts

Rumold's reign was overshadowed by protracted conflicts with the Reichenau Monastery and the St. Gallen Monastery .

Ulrich I, abbot of the Reichenau monastery, insisted on the renewed confirmation of the 998 granted by Pope Gregory V and 1031 by Pope John XIX. Renewed and expanded privilege of the Reichenau abbots to receive the abbot's consecration directly from the Pope and to celebrate mass with dalmatica and sandals, i.e. two pieces of regalia that actually only bishops were entitled to, although this has already been canceled by Bishop Warmann .

The conflict with Nortpert, the incumbent abbot of the St. Gallen monastery , however, turned out to be far more problematic and degenerated into a feud that claimed victims on both sides and caused enormous damage.

Building and consecration work

Bishop Rumold held numerous church consecrations during his tenure . In 1052 he consecrated the Marienkirche in Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl and in 1064 the monastery church of Muri and that of the All Saints monastery in Schaffhausen .

After the three-aisled nave of the Konstanz Minster collapsed in 1052, Rumold arranged for the nave to be rebuilt in 1054, which, however, could not be completed until 1089. The consecration of the Petrus altar in the right arm of the transept , which was completed in 1065, was still carried out by himself.

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  1. ↑ 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 , pp. 193–194. (Digitized version)
  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. 195. (digitized version)
  3. ↑ 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 , pp. 196–197. (Digitized version)
predecessor Office successor
Theodoric Bishop of Constance
1051-1069 		Karl
personal data
SURNAME Rumold of Constance
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rumold von Bonstetten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Constance (1051-1069)
DATE OF BIRTH before 1051
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1069