Ebergar
Appearance
Ebergar(alsoEverger) (died June 11, 999)[1]was theArchbishop of CologneGermany, from 984 to 999.
Biography[edit]
Ebergar's origins are not known. Before becoming Archbishop, Ebergar was a member of the Cathedral Chapter.
Ebergar became the Archbishop of Cologne in 984.[2]In 988 the Lord ofRodenkirchengave toColognetheAbbacy of St. Martin,and Ebergar relocated the monastery to the Abbey.[3]In 991 he organised the funeral of the EmpressTheophanu.
He died on 11 June 999 and was buried in the Cathedral of Cologne.
References[edit]
- ^G Catholic website, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cologne
- ^Catholic Hierarchy website, Archbishop Everger profile
- ^N. A. Holtschuppen, ‘Zur Gründungsgeschichte des Klosters St. Vitus in Mönchengladbach: Die Necrologeinträge für die Gründer Baldricus, Gero und Sandrad’, in U. Ludwig and T. Schilp (eds), Mittelalter an Rhein und Maas: Beiträge zur Geschichte des Niederrheins (Münster, Waxmann, 2004), pp. 69-85.