Gerung of Meissen
Gerung (died 20 November 1170) was
bishop of Meissen from 1152 to 1170, and previously abbot of Posa or Bosau Abbey
.
His time as bishop is particularly remembered for the treaty which he agreed in 1154 with the immigrant Flemish settlers in
king
he compensated the bishop.
In 1160 Gerung took part with other bishops in an
Archbishop Arnold of Selenhofen in Mainz
, with serious consequences for the city, which suffered the loss of several important rights.
Gerung fell ill during a visit to Petersberg Abbey and died there. His body was transported for burial to Meissen Cathedral.
Bibliography
- Eduard Machatschek: Geschichte der Bischöfe des Hochstiftes Meissen in chronologischer Reihenfolge (...), pp. 120–128. Dresden 1884
External links
- Peter Neumeister: Gerung in Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde (ed.): Sächsische Biografie (in German)