Berthold (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Michael Ott · 1913
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Berthold, Bishop and Apostle of the Livonians, is the subject of this 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia entry. Killed in 1198 during a crusade against the pagan Livonians, he had been abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Loccum in Hanover. On the death of Meinhard, first Bishop of Livonia, the Archbishop of Bremen named Berthold his successor.
The Livonians threatened Christians living in their territory, and Berthold came with an army as much as with a mission. He fell in battle on 24 July 1198, a bishop-martyr of the Baltic crusades. The entry presents a mission that turned to war, and a shepherd who died with his soldiers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael Ott |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |