Editing Bernold of Constance (section)

==Life==

He was educated at [[Konstanz|Constance]] under the renowned teacher [[Bernard of Constance]]. He attended the [[Lenten Synod]] of Rome, in 1079, at which [[Berengarius of Tours]] retracted his errors. Remaining in Italy till 1084, he likely attended the [[Council of Piacenza]], on the proceedings of which he is the main authority. From his writings comes the well known statement that ambassadors of the Byzantine Emperor [[Alexios I Komnenos|Alexius I]] appeared at Piacenza to drum support for the military campaigns against the Seljuq Turks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Somerville |first=Robert |date=2011 |title=Pope Urban II's Council of Piacenza: Introduction |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/26300/chapter-abstract/194553385 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=academic.oup.com}}</ref> This possibly led to the [[First Crusade]], the matter however remains unclear.

Once more at Constance, he attended the ordination of bishop Gebhard and was ordained priest himself by the papal legate. In 1086 he went with Bishop Gebhard as counsellors to Herman, contender for the Imperial crown, at the [[Battle of Pleichfeld]]. About the same time, he entered first the Benedictine [[Sankt Blasien Abbey in the Black Forest|Abbey of St Blasien]] in the [[Black Forest]] and then, in 1091, the [[Kloster Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen|Abbey of All Saints]] nearby in Schaffhausen, where he died.