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.

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instanceOf Catholic bishop
German bishop
medieval person
patron of the arts
saint
statesman
advisorTo Ottonian dynasty
surface form: Ottonian rulers
architecturalStyle Ottonian architecture
artisticStyle Ottonian Renaissance
surface form: Ottonian art
associatedWith Hildesheim
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
11th century
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1022-11-20
deathPlace Hildesheim
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim
surface form: Diocese of Hildesheim
educatedAt cathedral school at Hildesheim
monastic schools in the Saxon region
endTime 1022 (as Bishop of Hildesheim)
era Ottonian period
ethnicGroup German
honorificTitle Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
surface form: Bishop of Hildesheim
knownFor innovative bronze sculpture programs
major patron of Ottonian art and architecture
strengthening the bishopric of Hildesheim
legacy important contributor to UNESCO World Heritage monuments in Hildesheim
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
surface form: Bernward
notableWork Bernward Column
Bernward Doors
St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
surface form: St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim

rebuilding and embellishment of Hildesheim Cathedral
occupation artist patron
bishop
statesman
patronage bronze casting workshops in Hildesheim
bronze column for St. Michael’s Church
monumental bronze doors for Hildesheim Cathedral
positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
surface form: Bishop of Hildesheim
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
startTime 993 (as Bishop of Hildesheim)
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim hasBishop Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
Bernward Column creator Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
Bernward Column patron Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
Bernward Column associatedWith Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim foundedBy Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim name Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bernward
Bernward Doors creator Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
Bernward Doors commissionedBy Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
Bernward Doors namedAfter Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
Bernward Doors associatedWith Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
St. Michael’s Church foundedBy Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
subject surface form: St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim
this entity surface form: Bernward of Hildesheim
St. Mary’s Cathedral associatedWith Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
subject surface form: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Hildesheim