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Hartmann of Brixen (1090 - 23 December 1164) was a

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of the

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, who served as the

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from his appointment in 1140 until his death. Hartmann served alongside the

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- who oversaw his education - and he managed certain aspects of their order despite not being part of that congregation. He also supported

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during his struggle with

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and also earned the favor of the latter despite Hartmann's views of the schism. His beatification was ratified under

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in 1784.

Life

Hartmann was born to Bavarian nobles in

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in 1090 and received his education at the Saint Nikola

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in Passau under the direction of the

. Hartmann received his

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to the priesthood and was appointed as the dean of the

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in 1122. It was Salzburg's archbishop Conrad who decided to reform his priests in 1122 and chose Hartmann to lead a group of priests under the rule of

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while being made prior of an Augustinian house at Herren-Chiemsee in 1128 and held that position until 1133.

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appointed him as the

in 1140 and as such received his

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a short while after. He was installed not long after and dedicated himself to the reform of priests in the diocese as well as acting as a benefactor to religious orders with a particular emphasis on the introduction of the

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into the diocese. He also made the town of

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sometime in his tenure as bishop from 1140 to 1147. It was said he wore a

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under a plain robe instead of full liturgical episcopal garments. In 1133 Margrave Saint Leopold III called him to lead a group of Augustinians at Klosterneuburg and remained as such until 1140 when he was appointed as a bishop. In 1137 he received a letter from Innocent II confirming papal approval for the group after it fell under papal protection back in 1134. Bishop Hartmann also earned the favor of

despite the fact that Hartmann supported

during the schism. Hartmann died on 23 December 1164 in Brixen.

Beatification

The ratification from

- on 11 February 1784 - of the late bishop's local 'cultus' (or popular devotion) acted as the formal act of beatification instead of following the normal requirement.

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