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Lords and pastors : lives of German bishops, 950-1250 / edited by Jonathan Lyon and Simon MacLean.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lyon, Jonathan R.
Contributor:
Lyon
Series:
Manchester Medieval Sources Series
Manchester medieval sources
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Catholic Church.
Catholic Church--Bishops--Biography.
Catholic Church--Germany--Bishops--Biography.
Catholic Church--Germany--History--To 1500.
Bishops--Germany--Biography.
Bishops.
Middle Ages--Germany.
Middle Ages.
Germany.
Germany--Church history--Early works to 1800.
Germany--Church history--843-1517.
Genre:
Translations
Biography.
Biographies
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : digital file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2026.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
data file
Biography/History:
Jonathan Lyon is Professor of History of the High and Late Middle Ages at the University of Vienna, Austria.
Simon MacLean is Professor in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Summary:
This book presents six medieval biographies of bishops from the German Empire, translated into English for the first time. The texts span the tenth to thirteenth centuries, and offer fascinating windows onto politics and society in the central Middle Ages.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright information
Dedication
Contents
Contributors
Map of ecclesiastical provinces and bishoprics c. 1000
Introduction
What were bishops in the early Middle Ages?
Bishops in the medieval German kingdom
The Lives of German bishops
This volume
Chapter 1: Life of Archbishop Bruno of Cologne
Text
Prologue to the life of Lord Archbishop Bruno of Cologne
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Chapter 2: Life of Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg
[Book One]
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Chapter 3: Life of Bishop Benno of Osnabrück
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Chapter 4: Passion of Archbishop Thiemo of Salzburg
Chapter 5: Life of Archbishop Conrad I of Salzburg
Chapter 6: Life of Archbishop Engelbert of Cologne
Introduction
How the name of the blessed Engelbert presaged his future suffering, and on his eternal election
Concerning his body's nobility and beauty, and how from a young age he was burdened and honoured with ecclesiastical means of support
How, having been made bishop, he humbled the tyrants of the province, subjecting everyone to himself more through prudence than abundant wars
On the coming of King John of Jerusalem to Cologne and how the kings of the earth sought out his friendship
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That he was wise and understanding and rich in the spirit of fortitude
On his compassion for the poor and the suffering, and how he brought help to the province during a time of famine
How he always honoured those devoted to the religious life
How Count Frederick secretly conspired in his death because of his defence of the church of Essen
How the lord bishop and Count Frederick conducted peace negotiations in Soest
How his death was revealed to certain religious, some of whom also warned him ahead of time, not only by letters but also in conversations
Notes:
Translated from the Latin.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:
1-5261-7543-6
1-5261-7542-8
9781526175427
OCLC:
1577546217

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