Arnold von Hiltensweiler
Arnold von Hiltensweiler (* 11th century; † after 1127 probably in Hiltensweiler , today in Tettnang ) was a German nobleman and founder of a monastery. He is venerated locally as a saint.
Life
Arnold is a local nobleman attested between 1100 and 1127. His origin and his family relationships are in the dark. Several times he attested to documents concerning the Allerheiligen monastery in Schaffhausen , for example a Burkhard von Nellenburg foundation in Riedöschingen in 1100 , three foundations in Schaffhausen in April and June 1112 and an exchange of goods with the Bishop of Bamberg on November 11, 1122. In 1116 he was a member of a meeting of nobles in Rottenacker, which Duke Friedrich II of Swabia had set up .
Arnold and his wife Junzela (also Gunzila ) founded in Hiltensweiler in January 1122 a Benedictine provostry consecrated to the Mother of God. A concept of the deed of foundation to the monastery of Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen dated January 6th, 1122 is preserved in the city archive of Schaffhausen, a copy of the deed from the 15th century in the copy book of the monastery of Langnau (today State Archive Stuttgart). The foundation included Arnold's real estate in Hiltensweiler, Esseratsweiler, Bleichnau, Ober- and Unterlangnau, Rappertsweiler, Wielandsweiler, Echetweiler and Steinenbach and the hamlets of Umgangs and Immen (Niederstaufen). In return, Benedictine monks from Schaffhausen should settle in the cell and enable a regular service in Hiltensweiler.
Arnold was last mentioned in a document on July 12, 1127, when he testified to a foundation in Ochsenhausen.
Legend
The tradition that Arnold moved to Palestine as a crusader is supported by a medieval illustration of Arnold with the nickname "eques auratus", but cannot be proven. By the childlessness of the couple, the tradition may be inspired, Arnold and his wife had Junzela after returning home from the Crusades a Josef marriage performed.
Legend has it that Arnold had chosen to be buried in the place where two young oxen loaded with his body would take him. Since the ox are said to have stopped in Hiltensweiler, he was buried in the church he built. In 1886 a grave was identified in the church during excavations by the local parish. The found bones were buried in a reliquary in a wall niche of the Arnold chapel of the parish church in Hiltensweiler.
Adoration
In 1179 the Hiltensweiler Propstei was papally recognized as a subsidiary of the Schaffhausen monastery. Around 1200 the monks moved to Langnau , which is located below Hiltensweiler in the Argental, which is on a hill. The provost's office donated by Arnold thus became the nucleus of the Langnau monastery , which maintained the veneration of Arnold until its dissolution in 1786/1787. Arnold's Day is celebrated locally on May 1st . Arnold's bones in the church in Hiltensweiler and the “Arnoldsbrünnele” in the forest near Bleichnau are still pilgrimage destinations today.
In local art he is depicted as a knight with a flag and a church model. The flag refers to the Crusader tradition, the church model symbolizes the foundation of the monastery and church in Hiltensweiler.
The elementary school in Hiltensweiler is called the Ritter-Arnold-Schule .
literature
- Werner Gross: Arnold von Hiltensweiler († around 1127) . In: Werner Gross, Wolfgang Urban: Suevia sancta. Swabian witnesses of faith . Schwabenverlag, Ostfildern 2004, ISBN 3-7966-1110-9 , p. 151 f.
- Ekkart Sauser : Arnold von Hiltensweiler. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 54-55.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnold von Hiltensweiler |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman and founder of a monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1100 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1127 |
| Place of death | Hiltensweiler (Tettnang) |