Simpert
German bishop and saint · Germany · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 750 to 807 · aged 57
Simpert was an abbot, bishop, and confessor of the late-8th and early-9th centuries, and was supposedly the nephew of Charlemagne. He was educated at Murbach Abbey in Alsace, where he took the Benedictine habit and was elected abbot. In 778, he was appointed bishop of Augsburg by Charlemagne.
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About this person
He consolidated and strengthened the jurisdiction of his bishopric and lived alternately at Neuburg an der Donau, at Staffelsee Abbey, and at Augsburg.
Country
Germany
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 750 to 807 · aged 57
