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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Otto
In 1102 the emperor appointed and invested him as Bishop of Bamberg.
Bamberg he once more gave himself up to his duties as bishop and prince and performed them with great zeal.
LOOSHORN, Geschichte des Bistums Bamberg, II (Munich, 1888), 1-368; JURITSCH, Geschichte des Bischofs Otto I von Bamberg (gotha, 1889); WIESENER, Geschichte der christlichen Kirche in Pommern (Berlin, 1889); HAUCK, Kirchengeschichte Deutschlands, III (Leipzig, 1903), 571-87.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11353a.htm   (610 words)

  
 Bamberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The old Bishopric of Bamberg was composed of an unbroken territory extending from Schlusselfeld in a north-easterly direction to the Franconian Forest, and possessed in addition estates in the Duchies of Carinthia and Salzburg, in the Nordgau (the present Upper Palatinate), in Thuringia, and on the Danube.
The new cathedral, built by St. Otto of Bamberg, was consecrated in 1111, and in the 13th century received its present late-Romanesque form.
The Klosterbräu brewery, and the rooftops of Bamberg.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bamberg   (1231 words)

  
 BAMBERG - LoveToKnow Article on BAMBERG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The New Palace (1698-1704) was formerly occupied by the prince-bishops, and from 1864 to 1867 by the deposed King Otto of Greece.
At a short distance from the town is the Altenburg (1266 ft.), a castle occupied from 1251 onwards by the bishops of Bamberg.
Bamberg, first mentioned in 902, grew up by the castle (Babenberch) which gave its name to the Babenberg family (q.v-).
98.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BA/BAMBERG.htm   (531 words)

  
 Otto of Bamberg -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Otto (Otto I. of Bamberg) was born about 1060 into a noble family in Mistelbach, (Click link for more info and facts about Swabia) Swabia.
Otto became the (Click link for more info and facts about papal legate) papal legate, converted a large number of Pomeranians, notably in the towns of Pyritz, Kammin, (Click link for more info and facts about Stettin) Stettin and Julin, and established eleven churches, and became known as the "Apostle of Pomerania".
Otto died on June 30, 1139, was buried in the monastery of Saint ((Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews) Michael in Bamberg, and was canonized in 1189 by (Click link for more info and facts about Pope Clement III) Pope Clement III.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ot/otto_of_bamberg.htm   (465 words)

  
 Bamberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The old Bishopric of Bamberg was composed of an unbroken territory extending from in a north-easterly direction to the, and possessed in addition estates in the Duchies of Carinthia and Salzburg, in the (the present Upper Palatinate), in Thuringia, and on the Danube.
Posen Bambergers) - Poles of German origin, descendans of settlers from area near Bamberg, that were settled in villages around Poznań in years 1719 - 1753.
Of its many works of art may be mentioned the magnificent marble tomb of the founder and his wife, the empress Cunigunde, considered the masterpiece of the sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider, and carved between 1499 and 1513, as well as an equestrian statue of the emperor Conrad III.
www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bamberg   (1247 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Otto was born of noble parents of the Mistelbach family in Swabia some time between 1060 and 1062.
Otto refused to be consecrated until years later when he received consecration in Rome from the true pope, Pascal II, in the year 1111.
Otto held the respect, admiration and love of all who knew him; clergy, royalty, but most of all the ordinary people of his diocese.
www.christdesert.org /public_graphics/martyrology/names/o/otto_of_bamberg.txt   (422 words)

  
 University of Bamberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The new Bamberg University focuses on the humanities, the social sciences, and economics.
Bamberg University has co-operations and exchange programs on the basis of 27 partnership agreements and numerous support agreements with more than 100 universities in Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, the United States, and Japan.
Since the University of Bamberg resides to a large extent in preserved buildings that are classified as historical monuments, it is an indispensable part of the city, which has been a UNESCO world cultural heritage since 1993.
www.bavarian-universities.de /Bamberg_eng.html   (802 words)

  
 Bamberg (Warner), Germany
Bamberg is located in the center of Germany, approximately: -30 miles north of Nuernberg -126 miles east of Frankfurt.
The Bavarian city of Bamberg is situated in Upper Franconia about 30 miles north of Nuernberg and 3 miles south of the junction of the Regnitz and Main rivers.
Bamberg is one of Germany's most picturesque medieval towns with narrow winding streets and quaint architecture.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/bamberg.htm   (696 words)

  
 BAMBERG FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Pope Benedict VIII during his visit to Bamberg (1020) placed the diocese in direct dependence on the Holy_See.
For a short time Bamberg was the centre of the Holy_Roman_Empire.
Noteworthy among the monuments of the town is the Maximilian fountain (1880), with statues of Maximilian_I_of_Bavaria, the emperor Henry II and his wife, Conrad III and St_Otto, bishop of Bamberg.
www.witwib.com /?s=Bamberg   (1134 words)

  
 History of the Christian Church, Schaff, 1910 edition with power search.
Albert of Riga, Otto von Bamberg, Vicelinus, and Wenden in Wetzer-Welte and Herzog.
The chief missionaries whose names have survived are Otto of Bamberg and Vicelinus who labored in Northeastern Europe, Rubruquis, and John of Monte Corvino who travelled through Asia, Francis d’Assisi and Raymundus Lullus who preached in Africa.
Otto also reports the bishop of Gabala as declaring that out of respect for his ancestors, the Magians, who had worshipped at the cradle of the Redeemer, John had started with an army to relieve Jerusalem, but for want of boats got no further than the Tigris.
www.bible.ca /history/philip-schaff/5_ch09.htm   (9823 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Otto of Bamberg
When Henry broke with Rome over the dispute of the investiture of bishops by Rome as opposed to local authorities, Otto was stuck in the middle - loyal to his emporer in matters of state, loyal to his pope in matters of spirit.
Henry appointed him bishop, but Otto refused, claiming that only the true pope has such power.
Henry agreed, and they journeyed to Rome where Otto was made Bishop of Bamberg.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainto08.htm   (132 words)

  
 University of Bamberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bamberg, a town of medieval Renaissance and Baroque buildings, is located in Northern Bavaria.
Dr. Dieter Lucht, the director of the Akademisches Auslandsamt of the University of Bamberg serves as Resident Advisor in Bamberg with administrative coordination by the German Department of the University of the South.
Applications for the Sewanee Year or Semester in Bamberg should be made directly to the Associate Dean of the College.
www.sewanee.edu /german/Bamberg/bamberg.html   (336 words)

  
 St. Otto of Bamberg - Catholic Online
However, Otto was not in favor of Henry’s policies toward the Holy See, in particular his insistence of rights of investiture.
Thus, when Otto was appointed bishop of Bamberg in 1103, he refused to be consecrated until receiving approval from Pope Paschal II who consecrated him in 1106.
Otto was a figure in the reconciliation of the pope and Emperor Henry V. At the behest of King Boleslav III of Poland, Otto headed a missionary effort to Pomerania where he found considerable success in making converts among the local inhabitants.
www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=4927   (499 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Otto came from a noble family and was ordained at an early age.
But when Henry appointed Otto bishop of Bamberg in 1103, Otto refused to accept consecration until the rightful pope, Paschal II, approved and consecrated him in Rome in 1103.
Otto labored to patch things up between the Pope and the emperor's successor, Henry V. In 1124, Otto was invited by King Boleslaus III of Poland to launch a missionary effort in eastern Pomerania.
www.ohareairportchapel.org /MichaelB.htm   (1818 words)

  
 Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg: Startseite
Lesung mit Schauspieler Gerald Leiß in der Bamberger Universitätsbibliothek
Prüfungsamt hat für ein halbes Jahr einen neuen Dienstwagen
Das JAHR DER GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN an der Uni Bamberg
www.uni-bamberg.de   (56 words)

  
 My Expatriate Odyssey...Among other things: King Otto?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The cover of the Bild Zietung reads “Otto rescue us”; this in reference to German coach of the Greek national soccer team, Otto Rehhagle who guided his team to a stunning upset over the heavily favored Czech Republic in the European Soccer championships last night thus sending them into the final game against Portugal.
There has been another prominent German in Greek history who was also named “Otto”; the Bavarian prince turned Greek King, Otto of Greece.
Coach Otto, on the other hand, is about to be crowned the new "King" of Greek Soccer.
expat-odyssey.blogspot.com /2004/07/king-otto.html   (322 words)

  
 Kolobrzeg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
KoŽobrzeg, with the rest of Pomerania was included (or re included, as the new archaeological finds seem to indicate) into the Polish realm by Mieszko I of Poland in 972.
After the Meeting in Gniezno in 1000 the emperor Otto III granted Poland the rights to form a separate church hierarchy.
A diocese was in existence in 1124 under Prince-Bishop Otto of Bamberg.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ko/Kolobrzeg.htm   (735 words)

  
 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Recent Acquisitions 2003
This copy was made soon after the composition of the work, and its continued currency and use are attested to by the variety of marginal additions, corrections, and interpolations, including learned comments citing sources, expanding contexts, or providing scholastic distinctions, written over a period of two centuries.
These pastedowns apparently derive from a manuscript that was in the court library of Emperor Otto III at Bamberg around the year 1000, and appears to have remained in the area of Bamberg until being recycled by a binder in the early fifteenth century.
The chain binding is original and includes pastedowns from a ninth-century manuscript in Beneventan script containing portions of Orosius' Historia adversus paganos, of which it is among the earliest surviving manuscript witnesses.
www.library.yale.edu /beinecke/brblinfo/brblguide_2003.html   (6672 words)

  
 Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Szczecinie, tel.: 4338841, fax: 4347984
With his support there was christianisation on the Pomerania (missions of Bernard of Spain and Otto from Bamberg 1123-1128).
Son of Otto I. Educated at Prague University, he was an experienced politician connected with emperor's court of Karol IV in Prague.
On his initiative in 1346 a brick duke's seat and St. Otto church were erected.
www.zamek.szczecin.pl /eng/history/dukes.asp   (524 words)

  
 Bamberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Since 1994, Professor Schlunk has taken student groups to Bamberg, a breathtakingly beautiful city in northern Bavaria (Franconia, to be more precise) for a four-week, six credit German language program for students at the intermediate level and above.
The WVU summer study program is connected with a long-established program, the "Internationaler Ferienkurs" at the Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, which serves the needs of approximately 100 students and teachers of German from all over the world.
Students must submit a two-page statement of purpose and have an interview with the program director.
www.as.wvu.edu /~jschlunk/bamberg.htm   (403 words)

  
 University of Bamberg: Chair of Sociology I: Globalife: Staff: Petra Ries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
University of Bamberg: Chair of Sociology I: Globalife: Staff: Petra Ries
Bamberg University > Department of Sociology > Chair of Sociology I > Globalife
Petra Ries, born in Münster/Germany (1960), is a foreign language and editorial assistant at the Chair of Sociology I. She spent two years in Atlanta, Georgia/USA.
web.uni-bamberg.de /sowi/soziologie-i/globalife/staff/ries.html   (50 words)

  
 Historical Bamberg Breweries #4-- Brauerei Michaelsberg
One of oldest mentions of brewing in Bamberg comes from a 1122 proclamation by Bishop Otto I of Bamberg granting the Benedictines of Michaelsberg the right to brew beer for sale.
Most church properties were confiscated and the monastery passed into the hands of the city of Bamberg.
The museum opened in 1986 and is a must visit if you are in Bamberg between April and October.
www.franconiabeerguide.com /michaelsberg.asp   (466 words)

  
 30TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He Was given Title of duke of Swabia in 1196.
He At war with with Otto of the Guelphs between 1198 and 1208.
He died on 21 Jun 1208 in Bamberg (murdered by Otto of Wittlesbach).
home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/dukes/d469.htm   (138 words)

  
 Universität: Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Oktober 1945 öffnete die Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule in Bamberg ihre Pforten wieder / Benedikt Krafts Einsatz für eine vierte Landesuniversität in Bamberg
Bamberger Psychologiestudierende coachen angehende Wirtschaftswissenschaftler in ihren persönlichen Kompetenzgebieten
Als der Bamberger Fürstbischof Melchior Otto Voit von Salzburg am 14.
www.uni-bamberg.de /unibib/melcom/Round-table-Programm.htm   (186 words)

  
 Bamberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bamberger Symophoniker (*) - founded by Bohemian(Prague) refugees
Bamberg Beer Guide (English) Bamberg and Bamberger is many people's Jewish surname, including:
Catholic and Jewish Encyclopedia unwikified material has been moved to the Talk page.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Bamberg.htm   (1235 words)

  
 Bamberg Airplane From Bamberg Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bamberg County 911 Nasa Oregon AIR National Guard.
The pictured speakers are designed by Phil Bamberg of Besl, and built by me. Some of it, and brought it back on the airplane.
Home went a little more smoothly, and the airplane movies were slightly more interesting, with Lilo.
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 RootsWeb: OTTO-L Archives (October 2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Obit - Erna M. Eldridge - Colorado - daughter of Ida Otto by nelleoj2
Margaret Josephine OTTO - DOB 1934 (about); Savannah Georgia by rpeter8370
Anna-Barbara Otto in Bad Hersfeld (Hessen), 1907 - 2004 by WF21
archiver.rootsweb.com /th/index/OTTO/2004-10   (51 words)

  
 History of Szczecin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It was during the times of Bolestaw Krzywousty, when Szczecin experienced the sphere of Polish influence again.
During that time it was the bishop, Otto from Bamberg, who carried on chrystianization mission in Pomerania (years 1124/1125 and 1128).
In 1187, a rich merchant, Beringer from Bamberg funded the St Jacob's Church.
www.um.szczecin.pl /inwestor/uk/1_uk/uk_1_1.htm   (858 words)

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