Solomon I of Constance

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Solomon I of Constance († March 5 or April 2, 871 ) was Bishop of Constance from 838/39 to 871 .

Life

Solomon probably came from a noble family north of Lake Constance, which also included his nephew Solomon II of Constance and the bishops Solomon III. von Konstanz and Waldo von Freising belonged. He was initially a monk in Fulda , where he was probably Otfrid's teacher from Weißenburg . Solomon was often found near King Ludwig the German . He took part in two councils in Mainz, was at Ludwig's side in negotiations with the ambassadors of Charles the Bald and Lothar II in Worms, as well as the peace treaty of the three rulers in 860 in Koblenz. In 864, Solomon was a participant in an embassy to Rome to Pope Nicholas I , during which negotiations were held, among other things, on the union of the Diocese of Bremen with the Archdiocese of Hamburg . After agreements with Abbot Grimald , the independence of the Abbey of St. Gallen from the Diocese of Constance was confirmed by King Ludwig in a document on July 22, 854 in Ulm . In 864, Solomon canonized Otmar the founder of the St. Gallen monastery and in 867 consecrated the burial chapel built for Otmar's bones. In 861 he was present at the founding of the Wiesensteig Monastery , and the founding of clerical communities in Salmsach and Bischofszell is attributed to him. Solomon promoted the cult of Saint Pelagius in his diocese.

literature

predecessor Office successor
Wolfeoz Bishop of Constance
838 / 39–871 		Patecho
personal data
SURNAME Solomon I of Constance
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Constance
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century or 9th century
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 871 or April 2, 871