Tanko from Verden

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Tanko (* in Ireland; † 808 in Verden ) was a bishop of Verden and a martyr of the Catholic Church. Tanko was first abbot in Amorbach and Neustadt am Main . He sent monks from his Benedictine monasteries to the area around Verden on the Aller as messengers of faith. In 788 he was elected second bishop of Verden. His feast day as a martyr of the Catholic Church is December 16.

literature

  • Anton Joseph Binterim: The most excellent memorabilia of the Christian-Catholic Church from the first, middle and last times: With special consideration for the discipline of the Catholic Church in Germany. Mainz 1831
  • Clemens Burchhardt: The Church of Verden - Ecclesia Fardensis: Addendum to the "Diocese of Verden 770 to 1648". Norderstedt 2014
  • Ferdinand Heinrich Müller: The German tribes and their princes. Volume 1. CG Lüderitz, 1861
  • Bernd Kappelhoff, Hans-Eckhard Dannenberg: Document book of the bishops and the cathedral chapter of Verden. Volume 1, Stade 2012
personal data
SURNAME Tanko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Verden and a martyr of the Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Ireland
DATE OF DEATH 808
Place of death Verden