Walter (bishop Of Wrocław)

Walter was Bishop of

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

between 1149 and 1169. Little is known about his origins, career, or his episcopal work. He was a Walloon from the area of

Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

. He came to Poland with his brother Aleksander of Malonne, who was appointed

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. During Walter's tenure as

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, the

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s founded the St. Martin church, he also dedicated the St. Mary church, undertook some construction at

Wrocław Cathedral The St. John the Baptist Archcathedral (, ) is the seat of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and a landmark of the city of Wrocław in Poland. The cathedral, located in the Cathedral Island, is a Gothic church with Neo-Gothic additions. The current ...

and the castle in Wleń was built (1155). Bishops of Wrocław 12th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland People from Namur (province) Walloon emigrants {{Poland-bishop-stub