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Biography

Johannes Fabri was ordained a priest in the O.F.M. On 20 Nov 1434, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Eugene IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück and

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of ''Athyra''. On 30 Nov 1434, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück until his resignation in Mar 1451. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Piotr Nowak,

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(1447); and the principal co-consecrator of

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(1461).

References

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