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In 831, Hamburg was elevated to an archbishopric by Pope Gregory IV and in 834 the Benedictine monk Ansgar was elected as the first archbishop. After the looting of Hamburg by Vikings, in 845, the archbishopric of Hamburg was united with the bishopric of Bremen, and the archbishop's seat was moved to Bremen.
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Saint Ansgar (born probably 801, near Corbie, Austrasia [France]—died Feb. 3, 865, Bremen, Saxony [Germany]; canonized 865; feast day February 3) was a missionary of medieval Europe, the first archbishop of Hamburg, and the patron saint of Scandinavia. Of noble birth, Ansgar entered the Benedictine abbey of Corbie in Picardy, where he was ...
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Adam Of Bremen (flourished 11th century) was a German historian whose work on the archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen provides valuable information on German politics under the Salian emperors and is also one of the great books of medieval geography. Of Franconian origin, he was probably educated at the cathedral school in Bamberg but was introduced ...
Francis Tschan’s translation of Adam of Bremen’s History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen was published at a time when studies of Adam were about to experience a renaissance.¹ Adam’s key position as the author of one of the earliest written sources for early Scandinavian history had by 1959 already been established for two ...
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He participated in the consecration of Gotbert, the first bishop for Sweden. In 845, however, the Vikings destroyed the city of Hamburg by fire, and Sweden and Denmark relapsed into paganism. In 848 Ansgar was made archbishop of the combined sees of Bremen and Hamburg, and he began the restoration of his missions in Denmark.
Apr 6, 2021 · Experts estimate that Hamburg is home to between 2300 and 2500 bridges! The city can trace its origins to 808 AD when Emperor Charlemagne ordered the construction of a castle, the first permanent building on the site. Designed to be a defense against Slavic invasion, the settlement became known as Hammaburg, burg meaning castle or fort.
Jun 17, 2020 · St. Ansgar, Bishop of Hamburg & Bremen. St. Ansgar, etching by Hugo Hamilton (1830) Our father among the saints Ansgar (also Anskar or Oscar ), Apostle of the North and Enlightener of Denmark and Sweden, ( September 8 (?), 801 – February 3, 865) was archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. His feast day is celebrated on the date of his repose, February 3.
