Diepold of Berg
Biography
Diepold von Berg was born around 1140 as the son of Diepold von Berg-Schelklingen and Gisela von Andechs. Both his older brother Heinrich and the younger Manegold played an important role in the history of the Diocese of Passau. His third brother, Otto II von Berg, was Bishop of Freising.
Diepold was ordained priest on 10 June 1172 by Bishop Henry I of Gurk. On 23 November of the year, he was, at the urging of the Emperor
In 1178 he took part in the provincial
third Lateran Council. Back at Passau he had been confronted to the fire of the city in 1181, Diepold energetically sought the reconstruction of the cathedral
and the residence.
In 1189, he accompanied Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa to the unsuccessful
siege of Acre in the camp near the city. Diepold was buried in the Holy Land
.
References
- ^ August Leidl: Die Bischöfe von Passau 739–1968 in Kurzbiographien. Verein für Ostbairische Heimatforschung, Passau 1978, DNB 790510367.
- ^
Annette Zurstraßen: Die Passauer Bischöfe des 12. Jahrhunderts. Rothe, Passau 1989, ISBN 3-927575-02-X.
- ^ Herbert Wilhelm Wurster: Das Bistum Passau und seine Geschichte. 4 Bände, Straßburg 1994-2010.
- ^ Liste aller Bischöfe des Bistums Archived 30 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
