Name

Bernhard von Breydenbach

Original name

Bernhard von Breydenbach

Main activity

Clergyman

Secondary activity

Title

Doctor of Laws, Dean of the Mainz's cathedral

Name variations

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Education place

Mainz, Erfurt

Education institution

University of Erfurt

Activity place

Mainz

Activity institution

City court, Cathedral

Activity start date

1470

Activity end date

1497

Place of birth

Breitenstein

Date of birth

1440

Place of death

Mainz

Date of death

1497

Bibliographical references

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Bernhard von Breydenbach held high ecclesiastical and juridical offices and achieved his career as the dean of the Mainz's cathedral. In 1483-1484, he visited as a pilgrim the Holy Land and the Sinai Peninsula.

Entry author

Maurizio Busca