#bernward

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Holy Virgin and Child, Precious Gospels of Bernward, back cover, ca. 1015

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St. Bernward

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St. Bernward

Saint Bernward served as the thirteenth Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany during the middle of the tenth century. His grandfather was Athelbero, Count Palatine of Saxony. After having lost his parents, Bernward was sent to live with his uncle Volkmar, who was the Bishop of Utrecht. His uncle enlisted the assistance of Thangmar, the pious and well-educated director of the cathedral school at Heidelberg, the help with Bernward’s education. Under the instruction of Thangmar, Bernward made rapid progress in Christian piety as well as in the sciences. He became very proficient in mathematics, painting, architecture, and particularly in the manufacture of ecclesiastical vessels and ornaments made of silver and gold.Saint Bernward completed his studies at Mainz, where he was then ordained a priest. In leiu of being placed in the diocese of his uncle, Bishop Volkmar, he chose to remain near his grandfather, Athelbero, to comfort him in his old age. Upon his grandfather’s death in 987, he became chaplain in the imperial court, and the Empress-Regent Theophano quickly appointed him to be tutor of her son Otto III, who was only six years old at the time. Bernward remained at the imperial court until 993, when he was elected Bishop of Hildesheim.A man of extraordinary piety, he was deeply devoted to prayer as well as the practice of mortification, and his knowledge and practice of the arts were employed generously in the service of the Church.Shortly before his death in 1022, he was vested in the Benedictine habit. He was canonized by Pope Celestine III in 1193. CNA – Saint of the Day

[thecrankyprofessor]

 Bernward’s Column, Hildesheim, Germany, c. 1015. You know, the self-styled Renaissance (rebirth) was not the first time smart people thought about imitating classical art. Bernward tells the Gospel story on a column.

[thecrankyprofessor]

Bernward’s bronze doors, Hildesheim Cathedral, Germany. c 1015. These enormous doors - 16 feet tall - are single casts! Check out the hinge pin and the back. They were cast by Bishop Bernward (really, all the sources say he directed the work himself) for the monastery of St Michael’s in Hildesheim and later moved down to the cathedral in the town. The Cathedral was recently restored within an inch of its life, and the narthex in which the doors stand seems very frigid and museum-like rather than the entrance to a church. Oh, well - they’ve lasted a thousand years, so in another thousand things will be different again.

And how do you get a photo MONTAGE to work, as opposed to a straight column of pictures? That used to be an option, but I can’t find it any more.

[thecrankyprofessor]

Bernward’s bronze doors, Hildesheim Cathedral, Germany. c 1015. 

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Namenstag #Bernward von Hildesheim Bronze 13x10cm

Namenstag und Schutzpatron Wandrelief

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Ein wunderschönes Geschenk zum Namenstag. Bronze-Relief mit dem Bild des Namenspatron. Ma?e: 13 x 10 cm gro?es Wandrelief aus Bronze mit Aufhängevorrichrung. Künstlerin: Eva Limberg / Handarbeit Lieferung im Geschenkkarton.

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#Bernward von Hildesheim

Material: Bronze

Groesse / Format: 13 x 10 cm

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