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
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim
The Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the Middle Ages until its dissolution in 1803. The Prince-Bishopric must not be confused with the Diocese of Hildesheim, which was larger and over which the prince-bishop exercised only the spiritual authority of an ordinary bishop.
Territory of Hildesheim in the 18th century
Fourteenth-century bishop Gerard vom Berge
Hildesheim Cathedral
Former palace of the prince-bishops, today general vicariate of the diocese