Eberhard of Salzburg

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Saint Eberhard
Archbishop of Salzburg
Born	Nuremberg, Germany
Died	1164 Rein Abbey, Gratwein, Styria, Austria
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	22 June

Eberhard was Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria. Eberhard was born to a noble family of Nuremberg, Germany, he became a Benedictine in 1125 at Pruffening, Germany. Later he was made Abbot of Biburg near Regensburg. Eberhard was later appointed Archbishop of Salzburg in 1146. He rose to fame as a mediator when Pope Alexander III was faced with the “Investiture Controversy”, led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and antipope Victor IV. Ebarherd died in 1164, returning from another peace keeping mission.^[1]

Notes

↑ St. Eberbard Catholic Online

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Conrad I	Archbishop of Salzburg 1147–1164	Succeeded by Conrad II

Persondata
Name	Eberhard Of Salzburg
Alternative names
Short description	Archbishop of Salzburg
Date of birth
Place of birth	Nuremberg, Germany
Date of death	1164
Place of death	Rein Abbey, Gratwein, Styria, Austria

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