Eberhard was Archbishop of Salzburg,

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. Eberhard was born to a noble family of

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; he became a

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in 1125 at Pruffening,

. Later he was made

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of Biburg near

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. In 1146

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appointed him Archbishop of Salzburg.Monks of Ramsgate. "Eberhard". ''Book of Saints''
1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 November 2012 He rose to fame as a mediator when

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was faced with the “Investiture Controversy”, led by

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and antipope Victor IV. Eberhard was one of the most able and most holy of the prelates of his age. He died in 1164, at the age of seventy-nine, returning from another peace keeping mission.St. Eberbard
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eberhard Of Salzburg 12th-century German Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic archbishops of Salzburg 12th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Holy Roman Empire Austrian Benedictines Austrian Roman Catholic saints 12th-century Christian saints Austrian people of German descent Clergy from Nuremberg 1164 deaths Year of birth unknown