Joseph of Verona ( Joseph of Freising ; German: Joseph von Verona ; died January 17, 764 ) - Bishop of Freising from the second half of the 740s; saint , revered in the Catholic Church (Memorial Day - January 17).
| Joseph of Verona | |
|---|---|
| him. Joseph von Verona | |
 Joseph of Verona | |
| Birth | Verona |
| Death | January 17, 764 |
| Is revered | Catholic Church |
| In the face | blessed |
| Day of Remembrance | January 17 |
Biography
According to medieval historical sources , Joseph was born in the city of Verona , which was in the Lombard kingdom , which is why he got his nickname. The rulers of the Lombards maintained good neighborly relations with the dukes of Bavaria , and it was probably such close ties that prompted Joseph to go to Freising , where he became a student of Erembert , who led the local diocese in 739 [1] . In another opinion, Joseph could be a native of Bavaria or Tyrol , and get a nickname because of his particular attachment to the cult of St. Zeno of Verona [2] .
After graduation, Joseph worked as a monk in a monastery near Freising, and after the death of Bishop Erembert, who died in the second half of the 740s [3] , he became his successor in the episcopal department [1] [2] [4] [5] .
Not much evidence has remained of Joseph’s activity as head of the Freising diocese. It is mentioned that he was the initiator of the foundation of several monasteries. In 752, together with the representatives of the noble Bavarian family of he consecrated the collegial church in honor of Zenon of Verona, which later became the . Joseph also contributed to the emergence of two other monasteries: (in 762; Aribo was appointed its first rector) and (in 763; the first abbot - Atto ). By the work of Bishop Joseph, several churches were founded in different areas of his diocese. Being a very pious man, he was highly respected by the Bavarian nobility, from whose representatives (including the Duke of Tassilon III ) he received several extensive land estates for the Freising diocese [1] [2] [4] [6] [7] .
Bishop Joseph passed away on January 17, 764. The abbot of the Sheftlarn Monastery of Aribo, who since 754 was the archbishop and notary of the episcopal office [1] [2] [7], was elected his successor in the rank of head of the Freising diocese.
Subsequently, Joseph of Verona was counted among the saints. He is revered in the Catholic Church as blessed . His memory day is celebrated on January 17th. The relics of St. Joseph are kept in the Isen Abbey founded by him [1] [2] [8] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Josephus, B. (28) // Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon. - Augsburg, 1869. - Bd. 3 .-- S. 466.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Meichelbeck C. Der selige Joseph, Bischof von Freising // Bavaria Sancta. - München - Freising, 1861.
- ↑ In various sources, 747, 748, or 749 are mentioned as the date of Erembert's death.
- ↑ 1 2 Josef // Bosl's Bayerische Biographie. - S. 397.
- ↑ Die Deutsche Literatur Des Mittelalters: Verfasserlexikon. - Berlin, 1978. - Bd. 1 .-- S. 193.
- ↑ Lins J. Munich-Freising // Catholic Encyclopedia . - New York, 1911. - Vol. 10.
- ↑ 1 2 Arbeo // Lexikon des Mittelalters . - Munich: LexMA-Verlag, 1980. - Bd. I. - ISBN 978-3-423-59057-0 .
- ↑ Blessed Joseph of Freising . CatholicSaints.Info. Date of treatment August 5, 2018.