Leo IX
German aristocrat and pope (reigning 1049–1054), who precipitated the Great Schism (1054); canonized, with feast day on 19 April
Leo IX, born Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg (June 21, 1002 - April 19, 1054) was pope from February 12, 1049 to his death.
He was a native of Eguisheim, Upper Alsace.
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Statue in the Abbatiale Saint-Cyriaque d'Altorf (Bas-Rhin) -
Drawing in an 11th century manuscript -
Castle in Eguisheim, birthplace of Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg -
Comemorative shield on the wall of the castle of Eguisheim -
Shield on the wall of the castle of Eguisheim - Biography of Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg
