Ulrich of Bamberg
Ulrich of Bamberg was a Roman Catholic priest and chronicler who lived in Bamberg, Germany around 1100.
Biography
Born Udalricus Babenbergensis, he was a canon of Bamberg Cathedral, who lived about 1100 in Bamberg. He is most probably the priest of Bamberg who died on 7 July 1127, who was mentioned frequently in ecclesiastical documents and who bestowed a large trust fund upon the monastery of Michelsberg.[1]
Literary importance
Ulrich's magnum opus was titled in full: Codex epistolaris, continens variorum pontificum et imperatorum Romanorum, ut et S.R.E. cardinalium et S.R.I. principum e cclesiasticorum seculariumque epistolas. This compendium was completed in 1125 and was dedicated to Bishop Gebhard of Würzburg.[1]
The Codex contains letters and charters from the 10th century; it is supposed to be a case book for the education of canon lawyers and public officials, providing sample letters and public documents. These provide "rich material for the history of the relations between the emperors and popes; in particular the letters exchanged by Emperor Lothair, Henry the Proud, and Pope Innocent II give an animated and instructive picture of conditions at that time. These letters also show how the statesmen at the episcopal courts and probably also the bishops were trained."[1]
See also
Literature
- Wilhelm Wattenbach (1895). "Ulrich". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 39. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 244–245.
- Franz Bittner: Ulrich von Bamberg: Eine Bamberger Ars dictandi. In: Bericht des Historischen Vereins für die Pflege der Geschichte des ehemaligen Fürstbistums Bamberg. Nr. 100, 1964, S. 145–171
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Ulrich of Bamberg — (Udalricus Babenbergensis), a cleric of the cathedral church of Bamberg, of whom nothing more is known than that he lived about 1100 at Bamberg. He is probably identical with the priest of Bamberg of the same name (d. 7 July, 1127), wh o is often mentioned in official documents and who bestowed large benefits on the monastery of Michelsberg. Ulrich's work is called "Codex epistolaris, continens variorum pontificum et imperatorum Romanorum, ut et S.R.E. cardinalium et S.R.I. principum e cclesiasticorum seculariumque epistolas". This collection of documents was completed in 1125 and dedicated to Bishop Gebhard of Würzburg. It contains letters from the year 900 on and was undoubtedly intended for the training of chancellors and statesmen, giving examples as models for the form of letters and public documents. Numerous important letters and charters of that period, which are preserved in it, offer rich material for the history of the relations between the emperors and popes; in particular the letters exchanged by Emperor Lothair, Henry the Proud, and Innocent I give an animated and instructive picture of conditions at that time. These letters also show how the statesmen at the episcopal courts and probably also the bishops were trained. After the collection had been closed by Ulrich several supplements were added that extend to 1134; these additional documents are generally addressed to Bishop Otto of Bamberg.
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Schlager, Patrius (1907). The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church. Vol. 15. p. 124. Retrieved 8 June 2025.