piligrim converted numerous pagans in hungary. he built many schools and churches, restored the rule of st. benedict in niederaltaich, transferred the relics of maximilian of tebessa from altötting to passau, and held synods (983–991) at (lorch), mautern an der donau, and mistelbach. in the "nibelungenlied" he is lauded as a contemporary of the heroes of that epic.