Felician, Archbishop of Esztergom
Felician | |
|---|---|
Esztergom | |
| Appointed | c. 1125 |
| Term ended | c. 1139 |
| Predecessor | Marcellus |
| Successor | Macarius |
| Other post(s) | Provost of Székesfehérvár |
| Personal details | |
| Died | after 1139 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
Felician (
Archbishop of Esztergom
from around 1125 until his presumably death in 1139 or later.
Career
There is no information about his origin and family relationships. Some historians argue that Felician perhaps served as either
Fehérvár.[2] Felician was first mentioned as Archbishop of Esztergom by a royal document of grant to a certain Füle (or Fila). Majority of the historians, including Attila Zsoldos and Margit Beke argue Stephen II issued the charter around 1125–28,[3] while Imre Szentpétery dated the narration to the years between 1127 and 1131. Librarian László Fejérpataky marked the year 1131 as the date of the document's issuance.[2]
Felician presided over the coronation of
Álmos, Felician listed the complete property of the Dömös Chapter in 1138.[6] Béla and Felician welcomed the missionaries of Otto of Bamberg on 20 April 1139.[6] Felician last appears in contemporary sources on 27 July 1139.[3]
His name is recorded by a 15th-century annotation in a 13th-century famous manuscript Psalterium Davidicum cum calendario, part of the collection of the
Batthyaneum Library in Alba Iulia.[1]
References
Sources
- Beke, Margit (2003). "Felicián [Felician]". In Beke, Margit (ed.). Esztergomi érsekek 1001–2003 [Archbishops of Esztergom 1001–2003] (in Hungarian). Szent István Társulat. pp. 45–49. ISBN 963-361-472-4.
- Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301] (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3.
