Bernhard Witte (monk)
Bernhard Witte (* in Wismar ; † February 4, 1442 in Doberan ) was a German Cistercian and abbot of the Doberan Monastery .
Life
Bernhard Witte was a son of the mayor of Wismar Nicolaus Witte. He was determined to be a monk of the Cistercians and, as the successor to Abbot Hermann Bokholt, he was abbot of Doberan Monastery from 1424 to 1442. Around 1430 he is also mentioned in documents from the city of Wismar in connection with the execution of the Wismar mayor Johann Bantzkow in 1427 and the construction of the Bantzkow Atonement Chapel in 1430. Pope Martin V appointed Abbot Bernhard as curator of the University of Rostock in 1430 , after the chancellorship in 1429 after the death of Bishop Heinrich III. from Wangelin to the new Schwerin Bishop Hermann III. Köppen was the second chancellor in the history of the university. Witte's Gothic grave slab is preserved in the Doberan Minster .
His brother Nicolaus Witte also became a clergyman and matriculated in Rostock in 1430, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1432 .
literature
- Friedrich Schlie : The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. III. Volume The district court districts of Hagenow, Wittenburg, Boizenburg, Lübenheen, Dömitz, Grabow, Ludwigslust, Neustadt, Crivitz, Brüel, Warin, Neubuckow, Kröpelin and Doberan. Schwerin 1899, pp. 551–681: The Doberan Cistercian Abbey. (Reprint: 1993, ISBN 3-910179-14-2 )
- Sven Wichert: The Doberan Cistercian Monastery in the Middle Ages (= studies on the history, art and culture of the Cistercians. Volume 9). Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-34-7 .
- Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts , Volume 57, Sp. 1623 (digitized version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry 1430 in the Rostock matriculation portal
- ↑ Entry 1432 in the Rostock matriculation portal
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Witte, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Cistercian and abbot of Doberan Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wismar |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1442 |
| Place of death | Doberan |