Cosmas,_Bishop_of_Győr

Cosmas, Bishop of Győr

Cosmas, Bishop of Győr

Hungarian bishop

Cosmas (Hungarian: Kozma; died after 1222) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Győr from around 1219 to 1222.

Quick Facts Appointed, Term ended ...

Biography

Cosmas was born into an ethnic Hungarian medium landowner noble family originated from Somogy County.[1] Prior to his bishopric, he was a canon or provost of the Székesfehérvár Chapter, an important place of authentication in the kingdom. Consequently, he was presumably a royal chaplain during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary.[2] He was made Bishop of Győr around 1219.[3] He was a signatory of the Golden Bull of 1222.[4] Following that he resigned from his office and retired to the Fehérvár Chapter, where he lived for years,[5] according to a letter of Pope Honorius III. The motivation of Cosmas' resignation is unknown.[6] His successor, Gregory was elected bishop in 1224.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Győri 2008, p. 25.
  2. [2]
    Győri 2008, p. 27.
  3. [3]
    Zsoldos 2011, p. 91.
  4. [4]
    Győri 2008, p. 35.
  5. [5]
    Diós 2002, p. 306.
  6. [6]
    Bánk 1968, p. 28.

Sources

  • Bánk, József, ed. (1968). Győregyházmegyei almanach. Schematizmus Dioecesis Jaurinensis [Almanac of the Diocese of Győr] (in Hungarian). Authority of the Diocese of Győr.
  • Diós, István (2002). Magyar katolikus lexikon [Hungarian Catholic Lexicon] Vol. VII (in Hungarian). Szent István Kiadó. ISBN 963-3613-32-9.
  • Győri, Éva (2008). "Győri püspökök a XIII. században [The Bishops of Győr in the 13th Century]". Belvedere Meridionale (in Hungarian). 20 (1–2): 24–43. ISSN 1419-0222.
  • Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301] (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3.
More information Catholic Church titles ...
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Cosmas,_Bishop_of_Győr, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.