Bruno of Augsburg
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Bruno or Brun (died 1029) was the son of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler or Quarrelsome) and Gisela of Burgundy. He was the brother of St. Henry II of Germany, the only Holy Roman Emperor to be made a saint. Bruno was Bishop of Augsburg from 1006 or 1007 until 1029.
Bruno of Augsburg lived at a time when Christianity was still making inroads into various parts of Europe. As a bishop, he forwarded his kinsman St. Stephen's efforts to convert rebellious pagans to the new faith.
At one time Bishop Bruno was proposed to have been father of Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile and the grandfather of another saint: Saint Margaret of Scotland, but this solution to Agatha's parentage has passed out of favor.
It is not known if Bruno became a father before becoming a bishop or afterward. In any event, it needs to be understood that the sexual restrictions of a Catholic bishop were not as severe then as they are today. As recently as the eighteenth century, Roman Catholic priests were having children openly, although this practice was condemned by the church. In addition, it is likely that Bruno's close relationship to the emperor Henry II as well as the fact that Roman Catholic views and customs were new to the region may have had something to do with the issue of Bishop Bruno's married state.
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