Biography
Weomad of Trier
About Weomad of Trier
Weomad, also called Wiomad, was bishop of Trier in the later eighth century. His episcopate is usually placed between 762 and 791, although the dates are uncertain.
His ministry coincided with the Carolingian reorganization of the region. Historian Eugen Ewig describes a shift in which Weomad surrendered authority over the city of Trier to the royal count while the bishop’s metropolitan standing was restored.
Weomad also took part in the early history of Lorsch. He owned land nearby and was involved in the monastery’s foundation.
On September 1, 774, he assisted Lul of Mainz at the dedication of the Nazarius basilica, alongside Megingoz of Würzburg and Angilramn of Metz. Charlemagne attended with his entourage.
He accompanied Charlemagne on a military campaign and died in 791. Richbodo, abbot of Lorsch, then succeeded him at Trier.
Weomad’s later memory was preserved at Saint-Maximin in Trier. His supposed burial there is uncertain and appears in much later testimony. His veneration, however, is documented in thirteenth-century abbey calendars on November 7. An altar dedicated to him around 1620 and the adoption of his name by monks show that this local devotion continued into the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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