He was previously a Cistercian monk working as a priest in Turaida (1191–1202), the first abbot of Daugavgrīva monastery (1202–1211), and appointed Bishop of Estonia during 1211–1219 by Albert of Buxhoeveden, the Bishop of Riga.
He was previously a Cistercian monk serving as a priest in Turaida (1191–1202), and later became the first abbot of Daugavgrīva monastery (1202–1211). He was subsequently appointed bishop of Estonia by Albert of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Riga, from 1211 to 1219.