Dietrich I of Meissen
Dietrich I, otherwise Theoderich, was Bishop of Meissen from 1024 to late 1039 or early 1040.Life
Dietrich was consecrated as Bishop of Meissen by Humfrid, Archbishop of Magdeburg. There is no information on his previous life or career. He founded :de:Kloster St. Afra |St. Afra's Priory, Meissen. He took part in the :de:Synode von Frankfurt 1027|Synod of Frankfurt of 1027 convened by Emperor Conrad II, of which :de:Wolfhere von Hildesheim|Wolfhere of Hildesheim gave an account.
During his episcopate Meissen and Lusatia became a theatre of war between the Emperor and Mieszko II Lambert. The Emperor destroyed the temples and idols of the Wends and excluded those who refused to convert to Christianity from any position of power or privilege.
Dietrich died either at the end of 1039 or in the first half of 1040. He was buried in Meissen Cathedral but no monument has survived.
