Heinrich von Siegburg
Heinrich von Siegburg was a twelfth century Bishop of Poznań in Poland, he was little known for his career or episcopal work but was active under the rule of Bolesław III Wrymouth.
A German, his home monastery was Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg, where he was for a time chaplain to Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne. The appointment of a German bishop signifies the influence of the Holy Roman Empire and its clergy on the Polish Church, a reflection of Poland's integration into the broader Latin Christian world..
Heinrich von Siegburg played a role in introducing Western ecclesiastical reforms and practices into Poland during a time of cultural transformation. His connections to Archbishop Anno II and the Michaelsberg Abbey provided him with a rich background in reformist theology and monastic traditions.
According to Gerard Labuda he is the "abbot" in the Life of Saint Henry who was familiar with Otto of Bamberg.[1] At any rate Heinrich arrived in Poland from Germany with Otto about 1080 and became Bishop of Poznań in 1103.
Heinrich died on 8 July in either 1105 or 1109.[2]
References
- ^ Gerard Labuda: Historical Sketches tenth and eleventh century: the History of the organization of the Church in Poland in the early Middle Ages, Poznań 2004, pages 382-384
- ^ Tadeusz Wasilewski, "Church regal[clarification needed] in tenth and eleventh century and his superior Polish bishop", Historical Quarterly, vol. 92, 1985, p. 752