Bernhard Köster

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Bernhard Köster (born October 20, 1869 in Lahn (Hümmling) , Emsland , † June 23, 1944 in Iburg in the district of Osnabrück ) was a German Roman Catholic priest and writer .

Life

Bernhard Koster grew up in the small Hümmlingort Lahn son of a village teacher and went in Meppen to the school . After graduating from high school in 1889, he studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster . During this time he joined the Catholic student association KDSt.V. Sauerlandia Münster in the CV . He was ordained priest by Bishop Bernhard Höting in 1892 in Osnabrück Cathedral . Köster was initially a priest in Spelle and Lengerichactive in pastoral care, passed the rector's examination in Hanover in 1899 and was rector of the Hubert trade school in Schapen from 1899 to 1901 . From 1901 to 1915 he was pastor in Lübeck , then he took over the pastor's position in Glandorf near Osnabrück , was also district school inspector for the Iburg and Melle districts and taught at the Latin school in Glandorf.

He was known nationwide as a writer and historian. His most important works are Im Feuer der Kartaune , a novel from the time of the Prince-Bishop of Münster, Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1923), the story The beautiful Anna von Hake on Scheventorf (1924) and the Hohenstaufen novel Um die Krone des Emslandes (1925) . The Low German story Jan Kardel un siene gang from 1920 was reprinted in 2009 by the Aschendorff publishing house. The new edition thus makes the Low German original text available to a broad public for the first time in over 80 years. It depicts the struggle of a young farmer from floodplains against a gang that terrorizes Lindern and does not shy away from murder and robbery. Köster also wrote several local stories (Lahn, Wahn , Werlte , Waldhöfe, Ostenwalde , Glandorf), but only that of Glandorf was published. The background of the Swedish chronicle is the occupation of the Iburg , the looting of the rural population and the setting on fire of Glandorf and the St. John's Church during the Thirty Years War . The Heimatverein Glandorf published the Swedish Chronicle in 2013 as an audio book .

After a long and serious illness, Bernhard Köster died in the Marienhospital in Iburg. His biography remained unfinished . A typical case .

Fonts

  • Wittmanns Gerd , 1918
  • Thaikla , 1919
  • Lübeck , 1920
  • Jan Kardel and his gang , 1920
  • In the fire of the Kartaune (Meinartshagen): A novel from the time of the Prince-Bishop of Münster, Christoph Bernard von Galen , Westfälische Vereindruckerei, Münster 1923
  • The beautiful Anna von Hake on Scheventorp , Westfälische Vereinsdruckerei, Münster 1924
  • Lambert von Oer's collar , 1925
  • Bur get fast what you have , 1926
  • Swedish Chronicle , F. Schöningh, Osnabrück 1926
  • Clemenswerth , F. Schöningh, Osnabrück 1926
  • Bur, hall fast, what you have! u. Jan Kardel and his gang , R. van Acken, Lingen ad Ems 1928
  • About the crown of the Emsland: A Hohenstaufen novel , Westfälische Vereindruckerei, Münster 1925
  • Mrs. Ida: A Mecklenburg Soul Story , Ms. Obermeyer, Osnabrück 1931
  • History of Glandorf , (manuscript), 1944
Newer editions
  • Mainartshagen: A novel from the time of the Prince-Bishop of Münster, Christoph Bernard von Galen , Borgmeyer, Hildesheim 1936
  • Jan Kardel and his gang , Bonifacius-Druckerei, Paderborn 1937
  • The beautiful Anna von Hake on Scheventorf , Krimphoff, Füchtorf 1977, ISBN 978-3-921787-01-4
  • Um die Krone des Emslandes , Goldschmidt, Werlte 1982 (with a picture of the play of the same name performed by the Ahmsen open-air theater)
  • Clemenswerth, Krimphoff, Sassenberg 1982
  • Schwedenchronik , Krimphoff, Sassenberg 1994, ISBN 978-3-921787-28-1
  • Jan Kardel un his gang , Aschendorff, Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-402-12781-0
E-books
  • The beautiful Anna von Hake on Scheventorf , SAGA Egmont, Copenhagen 2015
  • Clemenswerth , SAGA Egmont, Copenhagen 2016
Audio book
  • Sweden chronicle, read by Beate Krützkamp, ​​Heimat- und Kulturverein Glandorf e. V., Glandorf 2013

Web links

literature

  • Bernhard Riese: Glandorfer Gestalten. Volume 1. (Ed. Municipality of Glandorf), Krimphoff, Sassenberg 1975

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hermann-Josef Döbber: priest, rector, writers: Lahn reminiscent of "Köster Bernd". In: noz.de. October 19, 2019, accessed May 1, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Petra Pieper: Scheventorf - A house with history: Former moated castle in Bad Iburg. In: noz.de. August 6, 2013, accessed June 10, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Anke Schneider: Traces of the 30 Years War: Glandorfer Heimatverein publishes Swedish Chronicle as an audio book. In: noz.de. December 18, 2013, accessed June 8, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Köster, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic priest and writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Lahn (Hümmling) , Emsland
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1944
Place of death Iburg , Osnabrück district