Background
He was canonized by Celestine III in 1192, his feast day is November 20
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BERNWARD OF HILDESHEIM
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Education
In Mainz he was ordained priest, and in 987 was called to the imperial court
Career
In Mainz the empress-regent Theophano appointed him tutor of the child Otto III, and on this ruler his learning and idealism made a lasting impression.
Achievements
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Bernward was named bishop of Hildesheim in 993 and proved a good ecclesiastical and civil ruler. He fortified his episcopal city against threatened invasions by the Normans and the Slavs. A staunch supporter of the Cluniac Reform, he recruited able candidates for the priesthood and presided over several synods. Shortly before his death Bernward became a Benedictine
