Apostle of the Wends; first Bishop of Merseburg; died 970. He was a Benedictine who was sent by the Emperor of Germany to convert the conquered Wends. His labors were so successful that in 968, three sees, Merseburg, Zeitz, and Meissen, were erected in his mission.
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