Bartholomäistift Zerbst
The St. Bartholomäi monastery was a collegiate monastery in Zerbst in Anhalt from the 14th to the 16th century.
location
At the St. Bartholomäi church in the settlement near the castle there was a cloister and several canons' houses ( curiae ), of which no remains are known today.
history
In 1215 the St. Bartholomew Church was first mentioned by the castle. Shortly before 1300, Burchard von Barby , who was then Lord von Zerbst, donated a collegiate foundation to the church. Since the late 14th century, the Counts of Anhalt, as sovereigns, had influence on the monastery, which became the most important in their territory.
The introduction of the Reformation in Zerbst in 1524 also affected the pen. Since 1534, no new canons have been appointed to vacant positions, and in 1542 the income passed into the possession of the city of Zerbst. The Bartholomäikirche remained a Protestant parish church.
Constitution
The monastery consisted of nine canons headed by a dean . Vacancies were mostly approved by the Counts of Anhalt, but had to be chosen by the collegiate chapter and confirmed by the Bishop of Brandenburg. For the canons there was a residence requirement, that is, they should take part in the choir prayers as often as possible and be present most of the time. Representation by vicars was possible to a limited extent.
The Bartholomäistift had patronage over the St. Nikolaikirche in Zerbst, for which it provided the pastors, and for parish churches in some villages.
Economic conditions
The monastery received income from church tithes, interest income from houses in Zerbst and property in the area. In addition, there were bequests from canons to which they were obliged.
literature
- Gottfried Wentz : The collegiate monastery St. Bartholomäi in Zerbst. In: Gottfried Wentz, Fritz Bünger (edit.): The Diocese of Brandenburg. Part 2. (= Germania sacra. I. Department: The Dioceses of the Church Province of Magdeburg. 3. Volume) . Berlin and Leipzig 1941. pp. 18–74, especially pp. 25–40. ( Digital copy , PDF )
Coordinates: 51 ° 57 '50.2 " N , 12 ° 5' 4.8" E