Thietmar (Prague)

Thietmar von Prag (also: Dietmar ; Czech: Dětmar ; † January 2, 982 in Prague ) was the first bishop of Prague .

Life

In 973 Prince Boleslav II succeeded in establishing a bishopric for Bohemia in Prague. He appointed Thietmar, a Saxon monk, to be the first bishop of the newly established diocese . He came from a Benedictine monastery , probably from Corvey , and had been in Prague for some time. He is said to have been eloquent and educated and also mastered the language of the Bohemian population. According to church regulations, this was necessary for the assumption of office. The assembly of the Bohemian greats confirmed the choice of the prince. In January 976 Thietmar was consecrated by Archbishop Willigis of Mainz in Brumath, Alsace .

Few details are known about his term of office. Cosmas of Prague only reports in general that Thietmar spread and consolidated Christian teaching in the country and saw to it that new churches were built. During his tenure, the first monastery in Bohemia was founded, the Benedictine monastery of St. George in Prague Castle . Johannes Canaparius and Bruno von Querfurt , the hagiographs of his successor Adalbert, tell us about Thietmar's death .

literature

• Jaroslav Kadlec: Založení pražského biskupství. Roztoky 1971
• Jaroslav Kadlec: Přehled českých církevních dějin. 1, Rome 1987
• J. Sláma: Výkladový heslář vybraných historických osob, míst a reálií . In: Rostislav Nový, Jiří Sláma, Jana Zachová (eds.): Slavníkovci ve středověkém písemnictví. Vyšehrad, Prague 1987

predecessor	Office	successor
-	Bishop of Prague 973–982	Adalbert