Christian II (archbishop of Mainz) Christian II (archbishop of Mainz) Christian II ("c".1185 – 21 November 1253), also called Christian von Weisenau and Christian von Bolanden, was the archbishop of Mainz from 1249 to 1251. He belonged a respected local family of Weißenau, descended from the "ministeriales" of Bolanden and related to the lords of Eppstein. His parents' names are unknown, but his grandparents were Dudo and Gisela and his brothers were Dudo and Embricho. Christian first emerges as the provost of the collegiate church of Saint Victor in Mainz, and then progressively as cantor, dean and provost of the cathedral chapter of Mainz. After
The Reverend future passive participle of the verb "revereri" ("to respect; to revere"), meaning "[one who is] to be revered/must be respected". "The Reverend" is therefore equivalent to "The Honourable" or "The Venerable". It is paired with a modifier or noun for some offices in some religious traditions: Anglican archbishops and most Roman Catholic bishops are usually styled "The Most Reverend" ("reverendissimus"); other Anglican bishops and some Roman Catholic bishops are styled "The Right Reverend"; some Reformed churches have used "The Reverend Mister" as a style for their clergy. With Christian clergy, the forms "His Reverence" and "Her Reverence" is also sometimes