Azelin (before 1000 – 8 March 1054) was

Bishop of Hildesheim This list records the incumbents of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim (). Between 1235 and 1803 the bishops simultaneously officiating as rulers of princely rank (prince-bishop) in the Bishopric of Hildesheim, Prince-Bishopric of Hildeshei ...

from 1044 until 1054. Azelin's origin is not known. He was appointed Bishop of Hildesheim by Emperor Henry III, succeeding Thietmar. During his tenure, the cathedral built by

Altfrid Saint Altfrid (or Altfrid of Hildesheim) (died 15 August 874) was a leading figure in Germany in the ninth century. A Benedictine monk, he became Bishop of Hildesheim, and founded Essen Abbey. He was also a close adviser to the East Frankish Kin ...

was destroyed by a fire on 23 March 1046, along with works of art and documents. Azelin's plans to build a new cathedral were not successful. The wheel chandelier known by his name as the

Azelin chandelier The Azelin chandelier 1018 A.D () is a Romanesque art, Romanesque wheel chandelier, made in the 11th century for the Hildesheim Cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site since 1985. It is the oldest of four extant whee ...

was possibly donated by Thietmar. He died in Hildesheim and was succeeded by Hezilo.

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Adolf Bertram Adolf Bertram (14 March 1859 – 6 July 1945) was archbishop of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Early life Adolf Bertram was born in Hildesheim, Royal Prussian Province of Hanover (now Lower Saxony), Germa ...

: ''Geschichte des Bisthums Hildesheim''. Lax, Hildesheim u. a. 1899–1925, vol. 1, pp. 100–107.

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11th-century German Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Hildesheim 990s births 1054 deaths {{germany-RC-bishop-stub