Bernward of Hildesheim
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Bernward was the thirteenth Bishop of Hildesheim from 993 until his death in 1022.
Bernward's doors at St. Mary's Cathedral
Bernward of Hildesheim, roof figure at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Artist: Josef Meßner
Willigis
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Willigis was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Bernward of Hildesheim
…manufacture of ecclesiastical vessels and ornaments of silver and gold. He completed his studies at Mainz, where he was ordained priest by Archbishop Willigis, Chancellor of the Empire (975-1011). He declined a valuable preferment in the diocese of his uncle, Bishop Volkmar, and chose to remain with his…
Saint Willigis and Provost Hartmann, 12th century depiction, Russian State Library
Bishop Willigis with Mainz Wheel, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493