Stephan Bodecker

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tombstone of Bishop Stephan in the cathedral of Brandenburg "St. Peter and Paul

Stephan Bodecker (1384 – 15 February 1459) was the 37th Bishop of Brandenburg and a Christian Hebraist. He is known as the most important of all bishops of Brandenburg.

He was born as a son of a poor cooper from Rathenow, a little town on the river Havel, about 20 miles north from Brandenburg an der Havel. The very gifted young Bodecker studied arts, philosophy and law on the universities of Erfurt, Leipzig and Prague and became a famous scientist and adviser of the Brandenburgian margraves. As a bishop of Brandenburg he became a Prince of the Empire and so he did make a very unusual career for the Middle Ages.

Bishop Stephan was an intimous connoisseur and a strong defender of the discriminated Jews in Brandenburg. Furthermore he did reorganize the diocese, what was quite down and chaotic when he did start his office.

Bishop Stephan was member of the order of Premonstratensians.

He is buried in the Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul (German) in Brandenburg.

References

Jewish Encyclopedia

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Preceded by Frederick II	Prince-Bishop of Brandenburg 1421–1459	Succeeded by Dietrich IV

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 30339016 LCCN: n93069492 ISNI: 0000 0001 1755 1309 GND: 119075709

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Name	Bodecker, Stephan
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Date of birth	1384
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Date of death	15 February 1459
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