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    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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    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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    Christianization of the northern Germanic tribes (approximate date). Boniface makes Büraburg, a fortified Frankish settlement, his temporary religious base. Arbeo,...
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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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    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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    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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    by pagan natives." All three dioceses (the other two were Würzburg and Büraburg) were confirmed by Zachary the next year, though in 755 Erfurt was brought...
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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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