Breuning Bell
The Breuning bell is one of the oldest bells in the Tübingen collegiate church . It was cast in 1469.
The translation of their Latin inscription reads:
"Send Cirillius, servant of Christ, far from us, so that they do not harm us for the sake of Christ's death"
The aim was to make the weather favorable and avert lightning and danger, which is why the bell is also called the weather bell.
Surname
The namesake Vogt Konrad Breuning (* around 1440, † 1517, executed) donated the bell, allegedly out of gratitude after he got lost in Schönbuch and was brought on the right path by the sound of the bell. Its foundation stipulation states that the bell must be rung every morning and every evening. Otherwise it would go into the possession of the Catholic Rottenburger . It is not known whether the Rottenburgers have been sending someone to Tübingen since that time who checks this on a daily basis. It is not known what prompted the founder to set up this foundation.
Breuning Foundation
As part of the Breuning Foundation, awakenings were distributed to the children from 1565 on Maundy Thursday at 1 a.m. with the ringing of the Breuning bell .
In the vestibule of the Tübingen collegiate church there are several inscriptions that remind of the Breuning family, including the so-called arm table of the 5 Breuning brothers, during whose creation 3 brothers had already died:
"On every green Thursday to help and comfort the poor Klag, through the five brothers, Breuning gnennt, thirty guilders are given out, whoever gives to the poor for God's sake, the Lord will also have mercy."
Web links
- Konrad Breuning on TÜpedia.