Bestertius (; died after 1138) was a Hungarian prelate in the 12th century, who served as

Bishop of Csanád A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

around 1138.

Biography

He became bishop sometime after 1113, when his last known predecessor

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is mentioned. His name appears among the testimonies in that document, in which

Béla II of Hungary Béla the Blind (; ; ; – 13 February 1141) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, King Coloman of Hungary. Béla grew up in monasteri ...

listed the estates and privileges of the

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in 1138. It is plausible that Bestertius was the bishop, when Béla II founded the

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around 1135, exempting it from the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Csanád. Bestertius was succeeded by

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, who is mentioned in this capacity in 1142.

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