Adalbert of Pomerania

Adalbert († April 3 1160 to 1164 ) was the first bishop of Pomerania Wolin previously pastor at the Church of St. Peter in Wollin. He was previously a monk of the Benedictine monastery Michel mountain in Bamberg, and Kaplan Boleslaw III.

The Pomoranian language competently, he accompanied the bishop Otto of Bamberg in its missionary journeys through Pomerania as an interpreter. Adalbert was when initiated after the death of Pomerania Apostle Otto of Bamberg, and yet through it, in this country own diocese was established, nor on Otto's recommendation and after a proposal of the Duke Ratibor I, as a cathedral chapter did not exist, by the gathered grandees of the country in 1139 was elected Bishop. The new, eximierten of each Suffraganverhältnis and only the Pope imputed diocese, based in Wollin (from 1176 in Pomerania ) was and whose district should coincide with the political boundaries of the prevailing Pomerania, goeth straightway the Bishopric of Bamberg his rights and income in the regions Or from the left of the Duke and Ratibor I. added talents add on the right bank.

After his election Adalbert has gone to Rome, where on October 14, 1140 held his consecration and confirmation by Pope Innocent II. After returning to his, by no means Christianity internally completely facing Sprengel Adalbert let it be is to lie down, for the attachment of the new faith by oberhirtliche activity, such as to ensure establishment of churches and appointment of clergy, in which he supported by Duke Ratibor I. been. On the political destinies of Pomerania he was forced to take an interest, as in 1147 the Bishop Henry of Moravia and his collected to conversion or subjugation of the supposedly still pagan Baltic countries cross armies had come up before Stettin and besieged the city. He succeeded Bishop Adalbert in the club with the most influential men of the town to avert the danger, pointing out that the attachment of the Christian faith in these countries probably preaching, not by force of arms but was needed. Through further negotiations brought Adalbert meaning that the Crusaders withdrew entirely. In his diocese now following period of rest Adalbert turned anew to the spiritual duties to and founded on May 3, 1153 in association with Duke Ratibor I. the first monastery in Pomerania in Stolpe at the Peene at the point where in 1136 the Duke's brother, Wartislaw I., killed and his memory a church was built. The new foundation was filled with monks from the monastery mountains near Magdeburg and all give it the future yet to be built churches this landscape. Same support experienced by Adalbert Duke Ratibor I. death by two nephews of the same, the Dukes Bogislaw I and Casimir I. His last act was to confirm the still of Ratibor I. endowed and richly endowed the monastery in Grobe Usedom on June 8, 1159.

Adalbert's year of death is not precisely determine, he died of a April 3 1160-1164.

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