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5 unusual facts about Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising


Counts of Ortenburg

In 1072, one Adalbert of Ortenburg, probably a younger son of Count Hartwig II of Grögling-Hirschberg (d. 1068/69), served as a Vogt stattholder in the Carinthian possessions of the Bishops of Freising.

Huosi

Several descendants held the office of a Bishop of Freising in the 9th century.

Prince-Bishopric of Freising

In 1821, the former diocese of Freising was absorbed into the newly created Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, whose seat was transferred to Munich.

Šmarjetna Gora

During the Middle Ages, Šmarjetna Gora was a property of the Bishopric of Freising, which planted vineyards here.

Stara Loka

It is one of the oldest Slovene settlements first mentioned in documents concerning the lands Emperor Otto II granted to Bishop Abraham of Freising in the Duchy of Bavaria, dating to 973 AD.


Medicinal Fried Chicken

These are references to allegations that Pope Benedict XVI ignored warnings and concealed evidence that Rev. Peter Hullermann engaged in several acts of child sexual abuse under the future Pope's watch as Archbishop of Munich and Freising in the 1980s.


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