ID: I41041
Name: St. Conrad of Constance 1
Sex: M
Death: 26 NOV 975
Note: From Catholic Online, Saints and Angels; www.catholic.org:
"Of the famous Guelph family and son of Count Henry of Altdorf, he was educated at the cathedral school of Constance and was ordained. He was made provost of the cathedral and in 934 was elected bishop of Constance. He gave his share of his inheritance to the Church and to the poor and built and renovated many churches in his see. He accompained Emperor Otto I to Italy in 962 though he concentrated on ecclesiastical matters and avoided secular affairs diring the forty two years he was bishop. He was canonized in 1123. Feast day Nov. 26"
Father: HEINRICH VON AMMERGAU b: ABT 883
Mother: BEATA VON HOHENWARTH
Sources:
- Author: Charles Cawley
Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy; http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/index.htm Note: This database has undergone major changes and it is possible that this citation will not take you to what is now the correct location. Page: Swabia Nobility, Chapter 9A
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