from both the Franks and the Greeks. Ermenrich attended the Synod of Worms (868) in 868. In 870 Ermenrich took part in the proceedings of the Bavarian episcopate against the Moravian Archbishop Methodius, which led to the arrest of Methodius, who they considered an intruder. However, the missionary work of Methodius and his brother had great success among Slavs in part because they used the people's native language rather than Latin or Greek. Pope Adrian II had consecrated Methodius as archbishop and supported his mission to the Slavs. Unbeknownst to Rome, Methodius was imprisoned in 870 in an abbey in Germany by King Louis the German and the East Frankish bishops: Adalwin of Salzburg, Ermanrich of Passau, and Anno of Freising who objected to his use of the Old Church Slavonic in the liturgy and his encroachment on their jurisdiction in Moravia. Adrian II died in 872, and Pope John VIII, was chosen to succeed him. When Bishop Anno of Freising visited Rome, John inquired about the whereabouts of the missing Methodius, but Anno lied to him. In the summer of 873, John finally learned the truth. Furious, he forbade the celebration of mass in Bavaria until Methodius was released. Ermenrich was suspended from office and died in 874. References Sources 810s births Year of birth uncertain 874 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Passau 9th-century bishops in Bavaria