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Otto of Bamberg
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Otto of Bamberg was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189.
Otto of Bamberg depicted in a Romanesque fresco, Prüfening Abbey, c. 1130
Otto of Bamberg depicted in a Romanesque fresco, Prüfening Abbey, c. 1130
Statue of Otto in the Pomeranian Ducal Castle, Szczecin
Statue of Otto in the Pomeranian Ducal Castle, Szczecin
Otto's tomb in the Michaelsberg Abbey Church
Otto's tomb in the Michaelsberg Abbey Church
Christianization of Pomerania
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Medieval Pomerania was converted from Slavic paganism to Christianity by Otto von Bamberg in 1124 and 1128, and in 1168 by Absalon.
Conversion of Pomerania, depicted in Stolpe's Wartislaw Memorial Church
Conversion of Pomerania, depicted in Stolpe's Wartislaw Memorial Church
Ruins of Hilda Abbey (Eldena, Greifswald, founded in 1199) by Danish Cistercian monks
Ruins of Hilda Abbey (Eldena, Greifswald, founded in 1199) by Danish Cistercian monks