Albert, Bishop of Riga

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• Albrecht (Albert), Bishop of Riga —     Albert     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Albert     (ALBRECHT.)     Bishop of Riga, Apostle of Livonia, d. 17 January, 1229. After the inhabitants of Livonia had twice lapsed from Christianity into paganism, and heroic measures were necessary to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Albert (Albrecht), Bishop of Riga —     Albert     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Albert     (ALBRECHT.)     Bishop of Riga, Apostle of Livonia, d. 17 January, 1229. After the inhabitants of Livonia had twice lapsed from Christianity into paganism, and heroic measures were necessary to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Albert of Riga — or Albert of Livonia ( lv. bīskaps Alberts; de. Albrecht von Buxthoeven; c. 1165 ndash; 17 January 1229) was the third Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201 he founded Riga, the modern capital of Latvia, and built the city s cathedral in 1221.Albert …   Wikipedia

• Albert Suerbeer — (ca. 1200 ndash; 1273) was the first Archbishop of Riga in Livonia.Suerbeer was an aggressive supporter of papal power and tried to take over the whole eastern Baltic area for the Holy See. His efforts failed, however, and he was forced to submit …   Wikipedia

• Riga Cathedral — with Riga Castle and Daugava River in the background …   Wikipedia

• Riga — Latvian Cities name=Riga Coa=Coat of Arms of Riga.svg Caption= Riga old town skyline. citysince=1225 location n1=56 n2=58 e1=24 e2=8 othernames= et. Riia; fi. Riika; lt. Ryga; ru. Рига; pl. Ryga Mayor=Jānis Birks nrofmembers= area=307.17 Water=48 …   Wikipedia

• Riga — /ree geuh/, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga. 915,000. 2. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic between Latvia and Estonia. 90 mi. (145 km) long. * * * City (pop., 2000 prelim.: 764,328), capital of Latvia. Riga is… …   Universalium

• Theoderich (Bishop of Estonia) — Theoderich was the second known missionary Bishop of Estonia during 1211 1219. He was previously a Cistercian monk and appointed by Albert of Buxhoeveden, the Bishop of Riga. He had apparently worked in missionary activities in Estonia already in …   Wikipedia

• History of Riga — [ 1547] The history of Riga, the capital of Latvia, begins with the ancient settlement of the Livonians, an ancient Finnic tribe, at the junction of the Daugava and Ridzene ( lv. Rīdzene) rivers. The Ridzene was originally known as the Riga River …   Wikipedia

• Prince-Bishop — A Prince Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office. If the see is an archbishopric …   Wikipedia