Eberhard I (archbishop of Salzburg)

Eberhard was Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria. Eberhard was born to a noble family of Nuremberg, Germany, he became a Benedictine in 1125 at Pruffening, Germany. Later he was made Abbot of Biburg near Regensburg. Eberhard was later appointed Archbishop of Salzburg in 1146.

Saint Eberhard
Archbishop of Salzburg
BornNuremberg, Germany
Died1164
Rein Abbey, Gratwein, Styria, Austria
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast22 June

He rose to fame as a mediator when Pope Alexander III was faced with the “Investiture Controversy”, led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and antipope Victor IV. Eberhard died in 1164, returning from another peace keeping mission.[1]

Notes

  1. St. Eberbard Catholic Online
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Conrad I
Archbishop of Salzburg
1147–1164
Succeeded by
Conrad II
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