Andrew ( hu, András) was a Hungarian prelate in the 11th century, who served as

Bishop of Veszprém A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

sometime between 1062 and 1081. His life and activities are unknown, his name is only preserved by several settlement and geographical names throughout in the region on the north shore of

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in the territory of the diocese.

Presence in sources

His name is not appeared in chronicles nor list of dignitaries of contemporary diplomas. A land register of the

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from 1086 mentions Andrew donated one of the estates ("''villa Andree episcopi''") to the monastery prior to that. Archaeologist Endre Tóth identified this village with Endréd (Endre is an old Hungarian name variant of Andrew or András), present-day an uninhabited borough of

Magyarpolány Magyarpolány is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania ...

. Additionally, Andrew donated a portion in Földvár to the abbey. The nearby

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– an estate of the cathedral chapter of Veszprém – also preserved the bishop's name. Plausibly he donated the land to the chapter. Andrew also possessed a

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and a landholding named Endréd near the villages

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Szentgál Szentgál is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...

and

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. Endre Tóth argued Andrew served as Bishop of Veszprém in the period between 1062 and 1081 (or 1079). A certain

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is widely considered a bishop of Veszprém in 1061. Tóth claimed the first St. Michael's Cathedral in

Veszprém Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...

was most probably built during Andrew's episcopate.

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