Wermad, Wiomad, Weomad, or Wiemad ( la, Weomadus or ) (died 791) was the
Bishop of Trier from 757/8 until his death. He accompanied
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first ...
on his
conquest of Italy in 774 and against the
Avars. He was granted full autonomy over his diocese and the properties of the church of Trier received immunity from the jurisdiction of the local counts.
Sources
*Bauer, Thomas (1998)
"Weomad."''Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon'', XIII, 767–772.
791 deaths
Roman Catholic bishops of Trier
Year of birth unknown
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