Werinhar

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the counterpart of St. Gallen see Werinhar (St. Gallen) .

Werinhar OSB († October 30, 982 in Lucca ) was Abbot of Fulda .

He was born into a noble family and was a cousin of Ulrich von Augsburg . At an unknown point in time, he entered Fulda Abbey as a Benedictine and was ordained a priest. After Abbot Hatto II was elected Archbishop of Mainz, the monks elected him in 968 as his successor. On November 8, 969, Pope John XII confirmed him privileges. He enjoyed the favor of Emperor Otto II and received from him for the salvation of the soul of his father Schlotheim von Frankenhausen in Thuringia . On October 22nd, 973 Otto II confirmed an exchange of territory with Adalbert von Magdeburg . In 981 he accompanied the emperor on an Italian campaign. On May 18, 982 he received the right to the interest of the settlement Medenheim near Northeim for himself and the abbey in Taranto . Otto II is said to have offered him the successor to Heinrich I as Bishop of Augsburg on July 14, 982 , which he refused. The next day he took part in the Battle of Crotone in southern Italy, where he narrowly escaped death. He died on October 30, 982 on the way home in Lucca, Italy, and was buried in Borgo San Donniono near Parma . According to later traditions, Pope Benedict VII is said to have elevated him to cardinal priest of an unknown Roman church during his last visit to Italy in the year before his death .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ADB: Ulrich (Bishop of Augsburg) - Wikisource. Retrieved May 10, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Pope Johannes (XIII.) Confirms Werinhar, Abbot of Fulda, at the intervention of Emperor Otto (I) and at the request of the abbot according to the privilege of Pope Zacharias and other popes, the exemption of his monastery, forbids the celebration of the high mass without the abbot's permission , confirms the monastery possessions and gives the abbot primacy at the request of the emperor ... - German digital library. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 7, 2017 ; accessed on May 10, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ RI II, 2 n. 643, Otto II., 973 October 22, Allstedt: Regesta Imperii. Retrieved May 10, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Werinhar. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website ), accessed July 26, 2017.

predecessor	Office	successor
Hatto II.	Abbot of Fulda 968-982	Branthoh I.