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The Bishopric of Mainz is a Bishopric of the Roman Catholic church, based in Mainz in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Bishopric was established by legend in c. 80 by Crescens (who is also credited with the founding of the Bishopric of Vienne), was raised to an Archbishopric in 780 or 782, became a Principality with secular territory, and was eventually secularised and dissolved in 1803. It was reestablished by the French as a bishopric in 1802 without secular territory. The Archbishops of Mainz were among the seven original Electors of the Holy Roman Empire and the head of the electors, and were the Arch-Chancellor of Germany. The see of Mainz is the only ecclesiastical office apart from the Papacy to be called the "Holy See".

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Crescens is traditionally and fradulently claimed to have founded the Bishopric of Mainz in c. AD80. The legend of him being the founder origintes from the desire to attribute apostolic origins to the see. The true details of the founding of the see are unknown. St Irenæus states (and has received archæological confirmation in the early 20th Century) the existance of a Christian community in Mainz as early as the 2nd Century. The first historically confirmed bishop is Martin II mentioned in 343. Other historically mentioned bishops are not mentioned on the traditional list: Bothardus (who constructed a basilica in honour of St Nicomedes), Riuthardus (who was imprisoned when the Alemannian prince Rando sacked Mainz in 368), and Aureus (who was executed by the Alemannian king Crocus in 406).

It was not until Mainz was taken over by the Franks during the Great Migrations that Mainz began to recover. Bishop Sidonius II (reigned until 589) rebuilt all of the old churches in the region and constructed new ones. The Frankish king Dagobert II established Mainz as his capital and constructed fortifications around the city, and during his reign the Altmünsterkloster was built by St Bithildis. Bishop Gerold fell in battle against the Saxons in 743 and was succeeded by his son Gewielieb. After the death of Gewielieb, St Boniface became the archbishop of Mainz.

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 The '''Bishopric of Mainz''' is a Bishopric of the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] church, based in [[Mainz]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. The Bishopric was established by legend in c. [[80]] by [[Crescens]] (who is also credited with the founding of the [[Bishopric of Vienne]]), was raised to an Archbishopric in [[780]] or [[782]], became a Principality with secular territory, and was eventually secularised and dissolved in [[1803]]. It was reestablished by the [[France|French]] as a bishopric in [[1802]] without secular territory. The Archbishops of Mainz were among the seven original [[Electors]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and the head of the electors, and were the [[Arch-Chancellor of Germany]]. The see of Mainz is the only ecclesiastical office apart from the [[Papacy]] to be called the "'''Holy See'''".
 ===The Bishopric of Mainz===
 [[Crescens]] is traditionally and fradulently claimed to have founded the Bishopric of Mainz in c. AD[[80]]. The legend of him being the founder origintes from the desire to attribute apostolic origins to the see. The true details of the founding of the see are unknown. [[St Irenæus]] states (and has received archæological confirmation in the early 20th Century) the existance of a Christian community in Mainz as early as the 2nd Century. The first historically confirmed bishop is [[Martin II, Bishop of Mainz|Martin II]] mentioned in [[343]]. Other historically mentioned bishops are not mentioned on the traditional list: [[Bothardus, Bishop of Mainz|Bothardus]] (who constructed a basilica in honour of [[St Nicomedes]]), [[Riuthardus, Bishop of Mainz|Riuthardus]] (who was imprisoned when the [[Alemanni]]an prince [[Rando of the Alemanni|Rando]] sacked Mainz in [[368]]), and [[Aureus, Bishop of Mainz|Aureus]] (who was executed by the Alemannian king [[Crocus of the Alemanni|Crocus]] in [[406]]).
 It was not until Mainz was taken over by the [[Franks]] during the [[Great Migrations]] that Mainz began to recover. Bishop [[Sidonius II, Bishop of Mainz|Sidonius II]] (reigned until [[589]]) rebuilt all of the old churches in the region and constructed new ones. The Frankish king [[Dagobert II of Austrasia|Dagobert II]] established Mainz as his capital and constructed fortifications around the city, and during his reign the [[Altmünsterkloster]] was built by [[St Bithildis]]. Bishop [[Gerold, Bishop of Mainz|Gerold]] fell in battle against the [[Saxony|Saxons]] in [[743]] and was succeeded by his son [[Gewielieb, Bishop of Mainz|Gewielieb]]. After the death of Gewielieb, [[St Boniface]] became the archbishop of Mainz.
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