723 and 741 Büraburg may have been led by an abbot Humbert, or so local traditions hold. In 742 Boniface established a bishopric at Büraburg, the first...
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See Witta, son of Wecta for the mythological Jutish chieftain. Witta of Büraburg (also known as Albuin or Vito Albinus, a close Latin translation of his...
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German-speaking poet of the Middle Ages Witta of Büraburg (born around 700, died after 760), bishop of Büraburg from 741 to 747 Ignazio Fiorillo (born 1715...
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further because he presumed it widely known. This Geismar was close to Büraburg, then a hill castle and a Frankish stronghold. One of the focal points...
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request, Zachary confirmed three newly established bishoprics of Würzburg, Büraburg, and Erfurt. In 742 he appointed Boniface as papal legate to the Concilium...
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Christianization of the northern Germanic tribes (approximate date). Boniface makes Büraburg, a fortified Frankish settlement, his temporary religious base. Arbeo,...
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Eresburg across the river Diemel, the northern boundary of Hessia. The Büraburg (which already had a Frankish settlement in the sixth century) was one...
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Albin), bishop Albinus of Provence, Merovingian duke and bishop Witta of Büraburg, also known as Albinus Albin of Brechin, Scottish bishop Albinus, cardinal-bishop...
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abbot (b. 675) August 13 – Wigbert, Anglo-Saxon monk October 26 – Witta of Büraburg, Anglo-Saxon missionary Date Unknown Cú Chuimne, Irish monk Dunn, bishop...
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fear for his personal safety since the Frankish fortified settlement of Büraburg was nearby. According to Willibald, Boniface later had a church with an...
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