- Theoderich van Are
Count Theoderich van Are (1087-1126) was a nephew of bishop
Udo van Toul , has uncle bestowed upon himHeerlen andSteinfeld in 1065 [ [http://www.rijckheyt.nl/sjablonen/rijckheyt/pagina.asp?subsite=100&onderwerp=3 Rijckheyt - Centrum voor regionale geschiedenis ] ] . He was made count ofAre by Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV [ [http://www.rijckheyt.nl/sjablonen/rijckheyt/pagina.asp?subsite=100&onderwerp=3 Rijckheyt - Centrum voor regionale geschiedenis ] ] .Theoderich had six sons, three of whom became part of the
clergy . He was succeeded by his first son Lotharius.His second son, Gerhard, was from 1124 till 1169 Provost of
st. Kassiusstift inBonn , and from 1154 till 1160 Provost of the St. Servaas inMaastricht .Theoderich start building the
Pancratiuskerk in Heerlen. Most likely he also build and lived in theSchelmentoren in Heerlen.References
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