Urolf (Niederaltaich)
Urolf (* 8th century ; † June 29, around 814) was a Bavarian Benedictine and from 788 to 814 the third abbot of Niederaltaich .
Life
Urolf was one of the leading figures in Charlemagne's imperial church . In 794 he took part in the Synod of Frankfurt , 802 in the Synod in Reisbach and 806 in the Landtag in Altötting . Karl asked him to settle a dispute between Bishop Otto von Freising and the royal monastery at Tegernsee .
Urolf had a list of the goods belonging to Niederaltaich drawn up, the Breviarius Urolfi . The daughter monastery he founded in Upper Austria and the resulting Aurolzmünster settlement (from Urolfsmünster ) are named after him.
literature
- Uwe Puschner : Article Urolf . In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bayerische Biographie , Regensburg 1983, pp. 797-798
- Heinrich Tiefenbach : The names of Breviarius Urolfi. With a text edition and two maps . 1990 (on Urolf in particular p. 66f.)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of Niederaltaich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29 at 814 |