Yet another grave in Magdeburg Cathedral has revealed its secrets. This time it looks like they are the mortal remains of an archbishop - sterbliche Überreste eines Erzbischofs. It's not yet clear which archbishop - any one of half a dozen possible candidates. The grave was constructed as part of building that predates the present cathedral. The bones may be those of Wichmann von Seeburg (around 1115-1192) but if I heard correctly when watching MDF1 TV news from 19 February there's speculation this could be Adalbert who was the first archbishop (in office 968-981).
Information and photos: http://www.domgrabungen-md.de/
I previously wrote about graves in Magdeburg Cathedral back in January http://jeckyllssecondlife.blogspot.com/2010/01/magdeburg-cathedral-english-connection.html
Sunday 21 February 2010
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