Walter of Speyer

Walter von Speyer ( probably 963 *, † December 3, 1027 probably in Speyer ) was Bishop of Speyer from 1006 to 1027.

After Franz Xaver Remling Walter of Speyer is known for his poetry and was as Speyer bishop and chaplain Otto III. identified. Narrated have the works of Vita et Passio sancti Christophori and Libellus De Studio Poete, Qui Et Scolasticus. Get also have two letters to the Quedlinburg nun Hazecha. An Agreement dated April 7, 1024 is the oldest recorded deed of a bishop of Speyer. It is provided with the first surviving Bishop label and contains the signatures of the witnesses important information about the structure of domination that time. Under his tenure as bishop of Speyer Cathedral School gained national importance.