Poppo von Babenberg (c. 986 – 16 June 1047) was the
Archbishop of Trier
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Richardis of Sualafeldgau
Richardis of Sualafeldgau (''Richwara''; – 8 July 994) was Margravine of Austria from 976 until 994 as consort of the first Babenberg margrave Leopold I.
Life
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He was educated in
Regensburg
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and appointed by the
Emperor Henry II
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in 1007 to be the first
provost
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of his new cathedral at Bamberg. When the Archbishop Megingod died in 1015, Henry selected Poppo to be his successor in Trier. He was consecrated by Erkanbald, Archbishop of Mainz, later in 1016 he was confirmed by
Pope Benedict VIII
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.
Between 1028 and 1030, he travelled with the monk Symeon of Trier to the
Holy Land
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. Later, Poppo had the monk buried in the
Porta Nigra
The Porta Nigra (Latin language, Latin for ''black gate''), referred to by locals as Porta, is a large Roman Empire, Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The name ''Porta Nigra'' originated in the Middle Ages d ...
and on his word
Pope Benedict IX
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canonised him. From 1037 to his death, Poppo was occupied extending
Trier Cathedral
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westward. While inspecting construction on 16 June 1047, Poppo died. He was buried in the church of Saint Symeon in Trier, which he had founded. During the
Second World War
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