Henry I (archbishop of Mainz)
Henry (Heinrich; c. 1080; died 1 or 3 September 1153 in Einbeck) was archbishop of Mainz from 1142 to 1153.
In his early years as archbishop he was assisted by Anselm of Havelberg.[1] He supported Friedrich von Staufen as successor to Konrad III of Germany.[2]
At the time of the Second Crusade, he tried to prevent a repetition of the 1096 violence against the Jews of Mainz. He called in Bernard of Clairvaux, to counter inflammatory preaching by a monk, Radulphe.[3] He took part in the Wendish Crusade of 1147.
He was a supporter and correspondent of Hildegard of Bingen.[4][5] He consecrated the church of her convent at Rupertsberg in 1152.[6] He has been portrayed showing her works to Pope Eugene III and Bernard of Clairvaux.[7]
He was archchancellor of Germany, ex officio, but also of Burgundy at the end of his life.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Jay Terry Lees, Anselm of Havelberg: Deeds Into Words in the Twelfth Century (1998), p. 60.
- ^ Cawley, Charles, GERMANY, Kings, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, retrieved August 2012,[better source needed]
- ^ St. Bernard of Clairvaux
- ^ History: Woman under monasticism: chapters on saint-lore and convent life between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500: Browse Text
- ^ Keith C. Sidwell, Reading Medieval Latin (1995), p. 286.
- ^ The Rupertsberg
- ^ St. Rochus' Chapel near Bingen
- ^ [1]
| Preceded by Markholf |
Archbishop of Mainz 1142–1153 |
Succeeded by Arnold |
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