Saint Bruno of Würzburg

The history of his life is not known in detail; it is only known that his extraordinary merit led to his election in 103 3 as Bishop of Würzb évêque de Wurtzbourg Bishop of Würzburg and author of exegetical works. urg, and that he gave his flock all the care of a vigilant, enlightened, and charitable pastor. He used his wealth to feed the poor, to build new churches, and to restore old ones. The Saint Kil ian Cathedral in Würzburg rem La cathédrale de Saint-Kilian Major edifice built or restored by Bruno in Würzburg. ains today one of the principal monuments of his magnificence and piety.

Around the year 1037, he accompanied E mperor Conrad the Salic, his l'empereur Conrad le Salique Holy Roman Emperor and close relative of Bruno. close relative, to Milan, who made various expeditions in this part of Italy to bring it back under his obedience. It is said th at Saint Ambro saint Ambroise Saint who appeared in a vision to Bruno. se appeared on this occasion to our Saint, that he threatened the Emperor with great calamities if he did not desist from his plan to make this city feel the effects of his anger, and that Conrad, yielding to the representations of Bruno, granted mercy to the rebels.

In 1045, he was involved in making the journey to Hungary with Emperor Henry III, k l'empereur Henri III Holy Roman Emperor who accompanied Bruno during his accident. nown as the Black, and several German princes, who were going to restore King Peter to his throne. The emperor and his entire court, upon leaving Austria, went to lodge at the castle of Rose château de Rosenbourg Site of Brunon's fatal accident. nburg, near the town of Ybbs on the Danube, at the entrance to Upper Hungary. As they were sitting down to dinner, the floor of the hall suddenly collapsed, causing all the guests to fall with it into the rubble. Most were crushed or crippled, and several died on the spot. The emperor, who had fortunately clung to a window, was the only one who was not injured or was only slightly so. The holy bishop of Würzburg had his body so broken that he could not even be transported out of the castle. He died on the seventh day after this disastrous accident, which had occurred on the night of May 20. His body was brought back to Würzburg, where it was placed with great solemnity in the crypt of his cathedral church, of which he was described as the founder in his epitaph.

Aventinus, as Baronius says, wrote many lies in his Annals of Bavaria regarding Saint Bruno, Bishop of Würzburg. To the impudent inventions of this slanderer, one can oppose the registers of Gregory IX and Innocen t IV. One f Grégoire IX Pope who attested to the miracles of Bruno. inds there letters from these two pontiffs that attest to the miracles of the holy bishop. Here is a passage from the letter of Gregory IX: "According to what our venerable brother, Bishop Herman, our dear son, the dean of the chapter, the chapter itself, and the people of Würzburg have made known to us through their letters and their envoys, the Lord grants a beautiful glory to the pious memory of Bruno, Bishop of Würzburg; He causes so many miracles to shine forth at his tomb that it seems fitting to us to invoke him along with the other Saints."

Taken from Ross and Weis, vol. vi, p. 514. See the Bollandists, vol. iv, mss.; Trilikma, de Script. eccles.; Ignace Grupp, Benedictine of Saint-Étienne in Würzburg, Collectio novissima scriptorum et rerum Wirceburgensium, vol. i, p. 55; vol. ii, p. 199 up to 113, 696 and 681; and the Proprium Herbipolense. — Godescard, Brussels edition; Baronius, notes on the martyrology.