Artolf, also Aistulf, Arnolphus or Atolf (died 1252) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Transylvania from 1244 to 1245, then Bishop of Győr from 1245 until his death.
The tower of the episcopal castle of Győr, built by Bishop Artolf
Artolf (or Artolph) was born into an unidentified wealthy Hungarian noble family, which possessed large-scale landholdings in Transdanubia. The Schematizmus dioecesis Jauriensis refers to him as Artolf and Aistulf, simultaneously,[1] while other documents also mention the name variants of Arnolphus and Atolf.[2] Artolf was an educated prelate and skilled in theology and science.[3] He was styled as provost of Vác in 1237.[2]
Artolf was appointed Bishop of Transylvania around June 1244 by Béla IV of Hungary, who filled the dignity after a three-year period vacancy, which lasted from the death of Raynald of Belleville, who was killed in the Battle of Mohi on 11 April 1241.[4] During their invasion, the Mongols completely devastated and perished the province of Transylvania, along with its diocese and church property (including the cathedral). Artolf's task was to begin the restoration of the diocese's administrative and financial positions, but the lack of local knowledge and the shocking experience of the destruction exceeded his suitability.[5]
Around September 1245, the cathedral chapter of Győr elected Artolf as their bishop.[6] Leaving the remote and war-torn Transylvania, he pleased to occupy the position, as the several lands of his family laid in the territory of the diocese. King Béla IV interceded Pope Innocent IV in order to transfer Artolf from Transylvania to Győr. The monarch called his protege as "popular, clean-lived, educated and principled", while argued, "the army of his powerful and influential kinship will be useful for the Crown against the hostile raids at the western boundaries of the kingdom". The remark obviously referred to the emerging tension between Béla IV and Frederick the Quarrelsome, Duke of Austria.[7] The pope contributed to the change and translated Artolf to the Diocese of Győr on 12 December 1245.[2] Artolf's bishopric became a buffer zone between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Duchy of Austria in the upcoming years. He was responsible for to protect the frontier in Western Hungary.[8] It is presumable that Artolf built the tower of the episcopal castle of Győr.[2][9] Artolf was last mentioned as a living person by contemporary records in November 1251.[6] He died in 1252.[2]
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artolf, also, aistulf, arnolphus, atolf, died, 1252, hungarian, prelate, first, half, 13th, century, served, bishop, transylvania, from, 1244, 1245, then, bishop, győr, from, 1245, until, death, bishop, győrappointed1245term, ended1252predecessorbenedict, osls. Artolf also Aistulf Arnolphus or Atolf died 1252 was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 13th century who served as Bishop of Transylvania from 1244 to 1245 then Bishop of Gyor from 1245 until his death ArtolfBishop of GyorAppointed1245Term ended1252PredecessorBenedict OslSuccessorAmadeus PokOther post s Bishop of TransylvaniaPersonal detailsDied1252NationalityHungarianBiography edit nbsp The tower of the episcopal castle of Gyor built by Bishop Artolf Artolf or Artolph was born into an unidentified wealthy Hungarian noble family which possessed large scale landholdings in Transdanubia The Schematizmus dioecesis Jauriensis refers to him as Artolf and Aistulf simultaneously 1 while other documents also mention the name variants of Arnolphus and Atolf 2 Artolf was an educated prelate and skilled in theology and science 3 He was styled as provost of Vac in 1237 2 Artolf was appointed Bishop of Transylvania around June 1244 by Bela IV of Hungary who filled the dignity after a three year period vacancy which lasted from the death of Raynald of Belleville who was killed in the Battle of Mohi on 11 April 1241 4 During their invasion the Mongols completely devastated and perished the province of Transylvania along with its diocese and church property including the cathedral Artolf s task was to begin the restoration of the diocese s administrative and financial positions but the lack of local knowledge and the shocking experience of the destruction exceeded his suitability 5 Around September 1245 the cathedral chapter of Gyor elected Artolf as their bishop 6 Leaving the remote and war torn Transylvania he pleased to occupy the position as the several lands of his family laid in the territory of the diocese King Bela IV interceded Pope Innocent IV in order to transfer Artolf from Transylvania to Gyor The monarch called his protege as popular clean lived educated and principled while argued the army of his powerful and influential kinship will be useful for the Crown against the hostile raids at the western boundaries of the kingdom The remark obviously referred to the emerging tension between Bela IV and Frederick the Quarrelsome Duke of Austria 7 The pope contributed to the change and translated Artolf to the Diocese of Gyor on 12 December 1245 2 Artolf s bishopric became a buffer zone between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Duchy of Austria in the upcoming years He was responsible for to protect the frontier in Western Hungary 8 It is presumable that Artolf built the tower of the episcopal castle of Gyor 2 9 Artolf was last mentioned as a living person by contemporary records in November 1251 6 He died in 1252 2 References edit Gyori 2008 pp 25 39 a b c d e Dios 1993 p 288 Gyori 2008 p 26 Zsoldos 2011 p 89 Temesvary 1922 pp 38 39 a b Zsoldos 2011 p 91 Gyori 2008 p 28 Gyori 2008 p 31 Bank 1968 p 30 Sources editBank Jozsef ed 1968 Gyoregyhazmegyei almanach Schematizmus Dioecesis Jaurinensis Almanac of the Diocese of Gyor in Hungarian Authority of the Diocese of Gyor Dios Istvan 1993 Magyar katolikus lexikon Hungarian Catholic Lexicon Vol I in Hungarian Szent Istvan Kiado ISBN 963 3607 18 3 Gyori Eva 2008 Gyori puspokok a XIII szazadban The Bishops of Gyor in the 13th Century Belvedere Meridionale in Hungarian 20 1 2 24 43 ISSN 1419 0222 Temesvary Janos 1922 Erdely kozepkori puspokei Medieval Bishops of Transylvania in Hungarian Minerva Irodalmi es Nyomdai Muintezet Zsoldos Attila 2011 Magyarorszag vilagi archontologiaja 1000 1301 Secular Archontology of Hungary 1000 1301 in Hungarian Historia MTA Tortenettudomanyi Intezete ISBN 978 963 9627 38 3 Catholic Church titles Previous Raynald of Belleville Bishop of Transylvania1244 1245 Succeeded byGallus Preceded byBenedict Osl Bishop of Gyor1245 1252 Succeeded byAmadeus Pok Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Hungary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artolf amp oldid 1138494403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
