Bishop of Konstanz Wolfleoz became Bishop of Konstanz after Egino's death in 811. In 816, he participated in the
translation of relics of
Trudpert who was worshipped as a
martyr. Probably on this occasion, Wolfleoz also sanctified the newly built minster in
St. Trudpert. That same year, he moreover contributed to the inauguration of the abbey church of the Abbey of Reichenau, newly constructed under Abbot
Haito. In 829, Wolfleoz attended the synod in Mainz that was convened by
Louis the Pious. In 835, he was
co-consecratorof the monastery basilica in Saint Gall built under Abbot Gozbert.
Abbot of Saint Gall After Abbot
Werdo's death on 30 March 812, Wolfleoz, against the will of the members of the Convention in Saint Gall, additionally resumed the office of Abbot of Saint Gall. He tried to further strengthen his powerful position by allocating monastery offices to laity who were loyal to him. For this reason, the monks of Saint Gall decided to turn to Emperor
Louis the Pious with a complaint that initiated the gradual detachment of the Abbey of Saint Gall from the Bishopric of Konstanz. Wolfleoz tried by means of a forged document to enforce his rights, but he failed. In 816, the convent freely elected Gozbert Abbot of Saint Gall. In 818, Louis the Pious granted the Abbey of Saint Gall immunity and therewith the status of an
imperial abbey as well as the independence from Konstanz. == Notes and references ==