Étienne de Bar

Stephan von Bar (also Stephen of Metz) († December 29, 1163 ) was from 1120 to 1163 Bishop of Metz.

Life

Stephan came out of the house Scarponnois and was the son of Dietrich von Mousson and Ermentrude of Burgundy, daughter of Count William I of Burgundy. He was diagnosed at an early stage for service in the church and the mother of his uncle, Guy of Burgundy, Archbishop of Vienne and later became Pope Calixtus II educated.

Stephan was elected in 1107 to primicerius of Toul. After Guy of Burgundy in 1119 was elected Pope, he made Stephan in 1120 to the Bishop of Metz. Here he secured the consent of Trier Archbishop Bruno of as skillful diplomat and an influential advisor of Emperor Henry IV was. The Investiture Controversy prevented temporarily take possession of his diocese, for which Stephen received the imperial confirmation of Henry V in 1122 after the conclusion of the Concordat of Worms. He had to help his brother some worldly goods his diocese zurückerstreiten to consolidate his authority and founded several churches and monasteries, including the Notre- Dame d' Autrey.

Stephan von Bar took with his brother Rainald I. the one-eyed, Count of Bar Mousson and Altkirch, 1147 at the Second Crusade in part. During this time managed Albero of Montreuil, Archbishop of Trier and previously archdeacon of Metz, Toul, and Verdun, the diocese of Metz.

Stephen was buried in the cathedral of Metz " iuxta chori ".