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| 13th century roman catholic bishops | |
| 1245 deaths | |
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He was a Cistercian Monk of the Monastery of Oliva ( Oliwa ) at the Baltic Sea (near Gdańsk /Danzig), which was founded in 1178 . As bishop, he also created the Order Of Dobrzyń . Form 1233-39, he was held captive by pagan Prussians, and freed in trade for five other hostages who then in turn were relased for a ransom of 800 Marks, granted to him by Pope Gregory IX . In 1243, the Papal legate William Of Modena divided the Bishopric Of Prussia into four bishoprics
under the Archbishopric Of Riga . Christian was supposed to choose of them, but did not agree to the division, and died before the comflict was solved. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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