Heinrich von Siegburg
Heinrich von Siegburg was a twelfth century Bishop of Poznań in Poland. Little is known of his career or episciple work but was active under the rule of Bolesław III Wrymouth
Michaelsberg Abbey
A German, his home monastery was Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg, where he was for a time chaplain to Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne.
According to Gerard Labuda he is the "abbot" in the Life of Saint Henry who was familiar with Otto of Bamberg.[1] At any rate Heinrich arrived in Poland from Germany with Otto about 1080 and became Bishop of Poznań in 1103.
Heinrich died July 8 in either 1105 or 1109.[2]
References
- ↑ Gerard Labuda: Historical Sketches tenth and eleventh century: the History of the organization of the Church in Poland in the early Middle Ages, Poznań 2004, pages 382-384
- ↑ Tadeusz Wasilewski, Church regal in tenth and eleventh century and his superior Polish bishop, Historical Quarterly, Volume 92, 1985, p 752
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| Preceded by Eckhard |
Archbishop of Poznań 1103–1109 |
Succeeded by Paweł |
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