Hetto (died 847) was the

Archbishop of Trier The Diocese of Trier, in English historically also known as ''Treves'' (IPA "tɾivz") from French ''Trèves'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany.Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...

confirmed to Hetto the privilege of immunity from the saecular courts. This had been previously granted to Bishop

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who served before Trier was made an archiepiscopal see. In 829 Hetto was among a number of bishops who participated in the Synod of Mainz to hear the case of

Gottschalk of Orbais Gottschalk (Latin: Godescalc, Gotteschalchus) of Orbais (c. 808 – 30 October 868 AD) was a Saxon theologian, monk and poet. Gottschalk was an early advocate for the doctrine of two-fold predestination, an issue that ripped through both Italy an ...

, monk of the

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, against

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, his abbot. Gottschalk's father had placed him at the abbey as a child oblate along with a gift of land. (The

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of 656 forbade their acceptance before the age of ten and granted them free permission to leave the monastery, if they wished, when they reached the age of puberty.) Gottschalk maintained that the abbot subsequently compelled him to receive the tonsure and take the monastic vows. He sought his freedom and the return of his land, arguing that his oblation was invalid under Saxon law as there were no Saxon witnesses. Several of the bishops at the council held Saxon sees. The council held in favor of the monk. In 831 Hetto was a co-consecrator of

Ansgar Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar, Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks. Ansgar became known as the "Apostle of the North" b ...

as bishop for the northern missions. With the support of Louis, Hetto built the Church of Saint Castor just outside of

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. In 836 he translated the relics of St. Castor from the Paulinuskirchen in Karden to the church. In 846, Hetto gifted the hamlet of Scindalasheim to Abbot Marcuardus of

Prüm Abbey Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Prüm, now in the diocese of Trier (Germany), founded by the Frankish widow Bertrada the elder and her son Charibert, Count of Laon, in 721. The first abbot was Angloardus. The Abbey ruled over a va ...

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/ref> He was succeeded by his nephew Theotgaud.

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Foundation of Medieval Genealogy listing of bishops of Trier
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hetto Archbishops of Trier 847 deaths Year of birth unknown