Wichard of Pohlheim
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Bistumswappen of Passau.Wichard von Pohlheim was
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Biography

The year of his birth is unknown. As bishop he was a sponsor of the Cistercian monasteries of
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and Heiligenkreuz as well as of the Dominican nunnery at Niederaltaich, he also founded the
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monastery of Wels. He took part in the provincial synod in
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in 1281. Various reforms were planned for the
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and Order clergy, which were still connected with the efforts of Bishop Otto of Lonsdorf. He died on 17 December 1282 in
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References

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