Ebergar
Ebergar (also Everger) (died June 11, 999)[1] was the Archbishop of Cologne Germany, from 984 to 999.
Biography
[edit]Ebergar's origins are not known. Before becoming Archbishop, Ebergar was a member of the Cathedral Chapter.
Ebergar became the Archbishop of Cologne in 984.[2] In 988 the Lord of Rodenkirchen gave to Cologne the Abbacy of St. Martin, and Ebergar relocated the monastery to the Abbey.[3] In 991 he organised the funeral of the Empress Theophanu.
He died on 11 June 999 and was buried in the Cathedral of Cologne.
References
[edit]- ↑ G Catholic website, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cologne
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy website, Archbishop Everger profile
- ↑ N. A. Holtschuppen, ‘Zur Gründungsgeschichte des Klosters St. Vitus in Mönchengladbach: Die Necrologeinträge für die Gründer Baldricus, Gero und Sandrad’, in U. Ludwig and T. Schilp (eds), Mittelalter an Rhein und Maas: Beiträge zur Geschichte des Niederrheins (Münster, Waxmann, 2004), pp. 69-85.
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