MEGINGOZ, BISHOP OF BÜRABURG

 

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MEGINGOZ, BISHOP OF BÜRABURG

Megingoz (Megingozus)[Meginoz], second and last Bishop of Buraburg [Büraburg](Fritzlar) in Hesse, was a contemporary and student of Saint Boniface. (cf. Hefele, Concil-Gesch. III. 463 and W.-W. K.-L. II. 215.) It seems that he did not enjoy ecclesiastical veneration.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 392)

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Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

BÜRABURG 

Saint Boniface erected a small chapel dedicated to Saint Peter at a site close to where the Donar Oak had stood, in what soon became the important religious, intellectual, and trade center of Fritzlar. Between 723 and 741 Büraburg may have been led by an abbot Humbert, or so local traditions hold. In 742 Boniface established a bishopric at Büraburg, the first in Germany north of the Roman Limes, but after the death of the only bishop, Witta, in 748 the bishopric was incorporated by Saint Lullus , Boniface's successor as archbishop of Mainz, into his own diocese. From 747 to 786 Büraburg was administered by an auxiliary bishop, Meginoz, but this post was not filled again after Meginoz's death.

Excavations have unearthed extensive fortifications from the 7th and 8th century A.D. on the hilltop. Today, a church dedicated to Saint Brigida occupies the site, containing parts of the original church building from the 7th century.

Source:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCraburg