Burkhard, Bishop of Passau

Bistumswappen of Passau

Burkhard (fl.903-915) was from 903 to 915 the 14th Bishop of Passau.[1][2]

Burkhard was at first the head of the Altötting Abbey and became the year 903 Passau bishop. In the same year he called a diocesan synod.[3][4]

On 8 September 903, Burkhard reported to the Passau church the donation of measuring instruments and some books of his Chorbischofs Madalwin. This document is the earliest document of a Passau bishop and is therefore regarded as the first Passau bishop's certificate.

In 907 he supported the campaign of King Ludwig and Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria against the Hungarians. Burkhard accompanied the king to Enns. When the two men received the news of the defeat at the Battle of Pressburg (6 July 907) and Luitpold's death, Burkhard fled with the king to Passau.

Literature

  • Egon Boshof: Die Regesten der Bischöfe von Passau. München 1992, S. 49–52
  • Alexander Erhard: Geschichte der Stadt Passau. Bd. 1, Passau 1862, S. 49–52
  • August Leidl: Die Bischöfe von Passau 739–1968 in Kurzbiographien. Passau 1978, S. 18
  • Franz Mader: Tausend Passauer. Biographisches Lexikon zu Passaus Stadtgeschichte. S. 38

References

  1. ↑ Liste aller Bischöfe des Bistums Passau 739 bis heute.
  2. ↑ Herbert Wilhelm Wurster: Das Bistum Passau und seine Geschichte. 4 Bände, Straßburg 1994-2010.
  3. ↑ Stephanie Schmitt,Bischof Burkhard (ca 903-915) (Universität Passau, 2004)2015-12-08
  4. ↑ http://www.bistum-passau.de/bistum/archiv/geschichte/allgemein/reihenfolge-der-bischoefe (2015-12-08).



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