Egino (died 1072) was the only

bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

of Dalby in

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, from 1060 to 1066. He was ordained by

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Adalbert Adalbert is a German given name which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adelbart, Adelbert and Adalberto. Derivative names incl ...

of the Archbishopric of Bremen. The bishopric was separated from

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in 1060, when the church in

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was reorganized in nine

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s, but practically united with the see of

Lund Lund (, ;"Lund"
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in 1066, after the death of bishop Henry of Lund. Thereby all of Terra Scania was subordinated to Hamburg-Bremen. Egino probably initiated the erection of Dalby Church, perhaps the first stone church in

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, and is known to have visited

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in 1071. Egino is also known as a successful missionary in

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and

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References

Adam of Bremen Adam of Bremen (; ; before 1050 – 12 October 1081/1085) was a German medieval chronicler. He lived and worked in the second half of the eleventh century. Adam is most famous for his chronicle '' Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum'' ('' ...

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