archbishop
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of
Gniezno
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in
Poland
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historical record
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s of the time are sparse and there is much that is not known about Bogumił.
He was ordained bishop in about 1075. On
Christmas day
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1075 Bogumil presided over the
coronation
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of
Bolesław II the Bold Boleslav or Bolesław may refer to:
In people:
* Boleslaw (given name)
In geography:
* Bolesław, Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
* Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
* Bolesław, Silesian Voivodeship, ...
in
Gniezno Cathedral
The Royal Gniezno Cathedral (The Primatial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Shrine of St. Adalbert, pl, Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i Sanktuarium św. Wojciecha) is a Br ...
which was substantively rebuilt at this time.
Sometimes it is reported that in the dispute between King Bolesław the Szczodry and the Bishop of Kraków, Stanislaw, he took the king's side and took part in passing the death sentence on Stanislaw.
Bogumił died in 1092, and according to the 14th century ''Life of
Otto of Bamberg
Otto of Bamberg (1060 or 1061 – 30 June 1139) was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189.
Early life
Th ...
'', was succeeded as bishop by
Heinrich von Wülzburg
Heinrich von Wülzburg was a German Benedictine monk, abbot of the monastery of Wülzburg and Archbishop of Gniezno in Poland.
According to the fourteenth-century life of Otto of Bamberg Heinrich arrived in Poland among the entourage of Otto of ...
, though exact date are not given.
Jan Długosz
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, writing in 15th century and ''
Gesta principum Polonorum
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'', however, indicate (but do not state) that his successor was Marcin. There is some question about whether Heinrich was actually bishop.