Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
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Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim was an influential 10th–11th century German bishop, statesman, and patron of the arts renowned for commissioning major Ottonian architectural and artistic works.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernward of Hildesheim | 8 |
| Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim canonical | 4 |
| Bernward | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim Context triple: [UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church, associatedWith, Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim]
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Odilo of Cluny
Odilo of Cluny was an influential 10th–11th century Benedictine monk and reforming abbot who helped shape the Cluniac movement and medieval monasticism in Western Europe.
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Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable was a 12th-century Benedictine monk and influential abbot renowned for his leadership of the Cluniac order and his promotion of theological scholarship, including early Latin translations of Islamic texts.
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Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny was an influential 11th-century Benedictine abbot and church reformer who greatly expanded Cluny Abbey’s power and prestige across medieval Europe.
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Dietrich von Saucken
Dietrich von Saucken was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II, noted for his leadership on the Eastern Front and his reputation as a skilled yet independently minded commander.
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E.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim Target entity description: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim was an influential 10th–11th century German bishop, statesman, and patron of the arts renowned for commissioning major Ottonian architectural and artistic works.
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A.
Odilo of Cluny
Odilo of Cluny was an influential 10th–11th century Benedictine monk and reforming abbot who helped shape the Cluniac movement and medieval monasticism in Western Europe.
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B.
Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable was a 12th-century Benedictine monk and influential abbot renowned for his leadership of the Cluniac order and his promotion of theological scholarship, including early Latin translations of Islamic texts.
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C.
Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny was an influential 11th-century Benedictine abbot and church reformer who greatly expanded Cluny Abbey’s power and prestige across medieval Europe.
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D.
Dietrich von Saucken
Dietrich von Saucken was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II, noted for his leadership on the Eastern Front and his reputation as a skilled yet independently minded commander.
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E.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
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German bishop ⓘ medieval person ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ saint ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
Ottonian dynasty
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surface form:
Ottonian rulers
|
| architecturalStyle | Ottonian architecture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
Ottonian Renaissance
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surface form:
Ottonian art
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| associatedWith |
Hildesheim
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Hildesheim Cathedral ⓘ St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim ⓘ
surface form:
St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim
|
| birthDate | c. 960 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Saxony ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1022-11-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hildesheim ⓘ |
| diocese |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim
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surface form:
Diocese of Hildesheim
|
| educatedAt |
cathedral school at Hildesheim
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monastic schools in the Saxon region ⓘ |
| endTime | 1022 (as Bishop of Hildesheim) ⓘ |
| era | Ottonian period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
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surface form:
Bishop of Hildesheim
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| knownFor |
innovative bronze sculpture programs
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major patron of Ottonian art and architecture ⓘ strengthening the bishopric of Hildesheim ⓘ |
| legacy |
important contributor to UNESCO World Heritage monuments in Hildesheim
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key figure in development of medieval bronze monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| memberOf | high clergy of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| name |
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bernward
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| notableWork |
Bernward Column
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Bernward Doors ⓘ St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim ⓘ
surface form:
St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim
rebuilding and embellishment of Hildesheim Cathedral ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist patron
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bishop ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| patronage |
bronze casting workshops in Hildesheim
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bronze column for St. Michael’s Church ⓘ monumental bronze doors for Hildesheim Cathedral ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
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surface form:
Bishop of Hildesheim
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| startTime | 993 (as Bishop of Hildesheim) ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim Description of subject: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim was an influential 10th–11th century German bishop, statesman, and patron of the arts renowned for commissioning major Ottonian architectural and artistic works.
Referenced by (13)
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