Jindřich Zdík

Heinrich Zdik (after the list of bishops of Olomouc: Henry II Zdik; Czech: Jindřich Zdík; * about 1080, † June 25, 1150 ) was Bishop of Olomouc.

Background and Career

Heinrich Zdik to have been a son of the Prague canons and historian Cosmas and his wife Božetěcha. Since the Prague bishop Daniel I., himself the son of the Prague canon Magnus, as Zdiks nephew is called, can sometimes assumed origin Zdiks from the family of Přemyslids be excluded. Zdik had a comprehensive education, which he had acquired at the Prague bishop school, and probably also by studies at a foreign church school. He was one of the most outstanding, politically wise personalities of his time.

Probably in 1120 he was ordained a priest. For the year 1123 his pilgrimage to the Holy Land is occupied.

Bishop of Olomouc

After the death of the Olomouc Bishop John II Heinrich Zdik was elected on March 23, 1126 as his successor. In the summer of that year he was in Worms, to gain there by King Lothar investiture. The episcopal ordination took place on 3 October in the year by the Mainz Metropolitan Adalbert I. On the way back to his diocese Zdik consecrated the St. George Rotunda on the mountain Rip.

In Olomouc Zdik founded an important scriptorium in the liturgical books, theological and legal treatises, sermons, letters were created, among other things. To this end, proposals were frequently used, had brought the Zdik of his travels from Jerusalem, Germany and Italy. From the numerous existing episcopal records and documents may Zdiks ecclesiastical and diplomatic work are well developed. Especially precious is commissioned by him, richly illuminated Horologium Olomucense, which is also known as " Collectae seu Horae " or as a " Breviarium Bohemicum ". It is a collection of liturgical texts that belong to the Breviary or Liturgy of the Hours.

While Zdiks tenure was the division of the diocese into six Archidiakonate. The archdeacons were members of the cathedral chapter and resided in Olomouc sovereign castles. Zdik sought the moral and spiritual formation of the diocesan clergy and enlarged the episcopal library. He also introduced the Gregorian reforms, prompting the installation of a codified goods classification of the Moravian Church. After Zdik was built in Blansko, which belonged to the estates of the Moravian Church, a church, there were disputes with the Brno princes Vratislav.

1137/1138 undertook Zdik again a pilgrimage to Palestine. There he took for himself on the Rule of Augustine and confirmed the authenticity of a splinter of the Holy Cross. 1139 he took in Rome in the Second Lateran Council, it was decided, inter alia, on the celibacy of priests.

With a papal permission from the January 31, 1141 Zdik took a Missionszug against the Prussians. After the company was unsuccessful, he soon returned to Olomouc. Probably in the second half of 1141 the Olomouc St. Wenceslas Cathedral was completed. Their unfinished construction had already received 1130 Svatopluk son Wenzel and inaugurated in 1131 Zdik. It was now used instead of the St. Peter's Church as a Cathedral. At the same time, relocated with prior approval of the Mainz metropolitans, the See of St. Peter in the outer ward of the St. Wenceslas Cathedral and founded a cathedral chapter with twelve canons. The chapter at St. Peter remained with four canons exist.

At the turn of 1141/1142 there was an uprising of the Moravian princes from the Přemyslovci ( Otto of Olomouc, Brno and Vratislav of Conrad II of Znojmo ) and other nobles against the Bohemian duke Vladislav II Zdik remained the Prague Duke faithful and excommunicated the rebels. After he imposed an interdict on his diocese, he left her. He participated in the Battle of Mount Vysoká part in Bohemia, which was unsuccessful for Vladislav. While Vladislav went with his followers to the Roman-German King Conrad to Frankfurt / Main, Zdik sought help in Bavaria. There he consecrated on 21 and 22 May 1142 the choir room and two altars of the monastery church of the monastery Wind Mountain, a foundation of the Counts of Bogen. The frequently mentioned in this context travel Zdiks by Steinfeld in the Eifel is not occupied.

After defeating the insurgents Vladislav graduated in 1144 Moravia finally on to Bohemia. Bishop Zdik could safely return to Olomouc. His position was now strengthened, as the secular princes and the Moravian aristocratic rule had been revoked on the Church property and the episcopal subjects.

1147 Zdik should go in the papal order with the Second Crusade to Palestine to settle together with the papal legate, the disputes between the French and German crusaders. It should also King Conrad III. move to take part in the negotiations on the Union of Western and Eastern Church in Constantinople Opel. That did not happen because Zdik the same year on so-called Wendish Crusade with Albert the Bear and Henry attended the lion against the Elbe Slavs.

Heinrich Zdik died on 25 June 1150th His body was interred in the church of which he founded in the Strahov Monastery. From the Olomouc bishop's residence, which was built during his tenure, the northern wall is obtained with a series of windows today. They are richly decorated with Romanesque ornaments.

Promotion of religious houses

Heinrich Zdik considered as promoter of numerous monastic settlements in Bohemia and Moravia:

  • With the approval of the Duke Vladislav II, Bishop of Prague Otto and Heinrich Zdiks Waldsassen monastery in 1142 founded the first Bohemian Cistercian monastery in Sedlec.
  • With the support of the Duke Vladislav II and his wife Gertrude of Babenberg founded in 1143 Zdik the Strahov Monastery, which was colonized by Premonstratensian canons from the monastery of Steinfeld.
  • 1145 transferred Zdik the Benedictine monastery in Leitomischl experienced in clearing land Premonstratensians.
  • At the instigation Zdiks the Prague bishop Daniel I. called 1148 Premonstratensian canons of the monastery of Steinfeld to Seelau.
  • Initiated by Zdik transmission of the Olomouc Benedictine Hradisch to the Order of Premonstratensian was only after his death 1151st
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