Jakob Christoph Blarer from Wartensee
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Jakob Christoph Blarer (Blaurer) von Wartensee (born May 11, 1542 at Rosenberg Castle in the municipality of Berneck SG ; † April 18, 1608 in Pruntrut ) was Prince-Bishop in the diocese of Basel .
Son of Wolf Dietrich (alias Wilhelm) Blarer and Helena von Hallwil. Theological studies in Freiburg im Breisgau .
After receiving his episcopal ordination on February 10, 1577 , with the help of the Capuchins and the Jesuits, he implemented the reforms of the Council of Trento , re-Catholicized parts of his territory (especially the German-speaking Birstal thanks to the Baden Treaty of 1585 ) and led a diocesan synod in 1581 by. He went to visitations in all parishes under his control and introduced revised missals , rites books , breviaries and martyrologies .
literature
- Catherine Bosshart-Pfluger: Blarer, Jakob Christoph (von Wartensee). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Otto Feger: Blarer von Wartensee, Jakob Christoph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 289 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : BLARER (Blaurer) from Wartensee, Jakob Christoph. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 614-615.
Web links
- Publications by and about Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Melchior of Lichtenfels |
Bishop of Basel 1575–1608 |
Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blarer von Wartensee, Jakob Christoph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blaurer von Wartensee, Jakob Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Basel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1542 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosenberg Castle in the municipality of Berneck SG |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1608 |
| Place of death | Pruntrut |