Vergilius of Salzburg
Virgil of Salzburg (c. 700 in Ireland, † November 27 784 in Salzburg ) was a universal scholar of the early Middle Ages, Holy Bishop of Salzburg and Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Peter.
Descent
Virgil was from an Irish noble family, was there Feirgil of Aghaboe and received his education in the monastery of Iona. Maybe he was from the royal family Loegaire. It is disputed whether he entered the monastery Aghaboe in today's County Laois (Ireland) and is identical to the local abbot Feirgil.
With two companions, he went as a missionary to the Frankish House 743 Meier Pippin III. , Who sent him to Duke Odilo 745 to Bavaria.
Act as Bishop
It was only on June 15, 749 (or 755 ) was Virgil, who already led the diocese of Salzburg, ordained a bishop. In the same year he became abbot of the monastery of St. Peter's.
Because of a Latin baptismal formula, which had disfigured a little less educated priest, there was a dispute with Boniface. Because Virgil also represented the antipodes teaching, he was suspected of heresy. In these cases, the pope not really decided to Virgil's favor, by the pope's death came the questions but quickly forgotten.
Even before 767 Virgil sent Modestus and Libellus proselytise by Karantania, which is why it is also called apostles Karantanija and Carinthia. At the same time by the diocese area was enlarged. In this context, there are three mission centers were significant: Maria Saal, Sankt Peter in Holz and St. Johann in Knittel field.
In Salzburg, Virgil had built, he on September 24, 774 (or 784 ) to St. the first cathedral. Rupert of Salzburg consecrated, whose bones he had converted to Salzburg. After almost forty years in the episcopate Virgil died on November 27 of the year 784 in Salzburg, he was buried in the cathedral there.
He was canonized on June 18, 1233. 1288 an altar was erected to him in Salzburg Cathedral, where he has since been buried.
Polymath
Virgil was a notable scholar, which stood out above all his knowledge of theology, philosophy, history, astronomy and mathematics. Due to its geographical knowledge he possessed the nickname surveyor.
The efforts of St. Virgil Salzburg owed the first cultural flowering time since the fall of the Roman Empire. Virgil promoted the arts and crafts by orders. Go the famous brotherhood book of St. Peter and the Life of St. At his suggestion. Korbinian back. Virgil wrote various writings, especially the pamphlet Libellus Virgilii and probably the original version of the biography of St.. Rupert ( Rupert Vita ).
Remembrance and worship
After the Roman Catholic regional calendar for the German language area it is celebrated with St. Rupert together on September 24th, in the rest of the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant calendar name is His feast day on 27 November.
Patrozinien: Virgilius von Salzburg church
The farmers generally applicable to the feast of Saints is: Freezes it to Virgilius, must come in Märzen cold.
Iconography
He is depicted as a bishop with a twin-towered Romanesque cathedral and called in birth distress.