Carl Desiderius de Royer

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Carl Desiderius de Royer with poet's laurel in the title copper of his epigram Musae juveniles , 1690
Title copper of the epigram work Musae juveniles by Carl Desiderius de Royer, 1690
Title page of the epigram work Musae juveniles by Carl Desiderius de Royer, 1690

Carl Desiderius de Royer also Royer and Royer de Nommcy (* around 1650 in Saarbockenheim (today Sarre-Union ), † March 25, 1707 in Ladenburg ) was a Catholic priest, religious writer and poet in the dioceses of Metz and Worms ; also royal French visitor and reorganizer of the Catholic cult in the Principality of Pfalz-Zweibrücken .

Live and act

Carl Desiderius de Royer came from a noble family in Lorraine. When asked about his origin, he replied:

“You ask whether I am German? No. Frenchman? Not even that. And Lorraine? At least. Lorraine-French-German. This is me."

He was educated at the Jesuit college in Hagenau, Alsace , where he received the poet's crown in 1669 , studied at the academy in Pont-à-Mousson and received his doctorate in both rights. He was ordained a priest and at the time of the Reunion (1680-1697) came to the principality of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, which was occupied by the French army . In this area, through the political annexation to the Kingdom of France, the almost completely lost Catholic religion revived and Royer became the royal visitor of the Catholic communities in the occupied territories.

First Carl Desiderius de Royer worked as pastor of Hornbach in 1686 , then from 1687 to 1692 in Zweibrücken and from 1692 to 1697 in Homburg (Saar) . During his tenure in Zweibrücken, he resumed paper production and printing in the ducal printing house on his own account, but later sold the business again. Initially, the local Alexander Church was largely destroyed by the war events of 1676/1677 and de Royer had to celebrate the Catholic services in a private house. Finally the church was renovated and a simultaneum was set up there. After completing the work, the priest had a verse he had written carved into the outer wall, which read: “A thousand six hundred and seventy seven, little remains of this church because it was completely disturbed by war, and the city was also consumed by fire. A thousand, six hundred, eighty nine they were rebuilt fine. "

In Hornbach as in Zweibrücken, De Royer was the first Catholic pastor after the Reformation and he was busy rebuilding Catholic life in the region. In this context he also worked as a religious writer. In 1689 he wrote the catechetical book Catholische Glaubens-Burg , for the pilgrimage to the Kreuzkapelle in Blieskastel he wrote a pilgrim book in 1692 with the title The Glorious Exaltation of the Holy Cross . In 1696 Royer had bought a house near the old church of Meisenbach (today a ruin, belonging to Thaleischweiler-Fröschen ) in order to revive the Cyriakus pilgrimages there. He appointed a priest who lived on site and looked after the church. This led to disputes with the responsible bishop of Metz and he dismissed Royer as pastor of Homburg.

The clergyman moved to the diocese of Worms . On January 7, 1699, he baptized a child on his behalf in Rodalben , West Palatinate , as Dechant von Zweibrücken belonging to the diocese of Metz . On May 26th of that year the Bishop of Worms appointed him pastor of St. Gallus in Ladenburg . The work Political and Church History of Ladenburg and the Neckar Palatinate says about his work there :

“This first secular clergyman after the expulsion of the Capuchins played a role in the critical situation in which the Catholic clergy found themselves at that time, which his name must forever wrest from oblivion. His pastoral shrewdness was excellent and entirely suited to the spirit of religion. He dared to do everything for the same without treating any other religious party hostile. He was extremely careful to give the Catholics their old privileges without being detrimental to those who professed other confessions. The Lutherans received free religious practice under him and the Reformists show him their satisfaction that among the heaps of religious complaints that the church council in Heidelberg has collected, not a syllable appears against Royer. "

Because of his abilities, the priest, who also had the doctoral degree Juris Utriusque (secular and ecclesiastical law), was appointed to the spiritual council of the diocese of Worms by Prince-Bishop Franz Ludwig von der Pfalz-Neuburg in 1701 . At the same time he was promoted to pastor of the Johanneskirche (baptistery and parish church of the Worms Cathedral ). His successor as pastor in Ladenburg was Johann Anton Wallreuther , who later became Auxiliary Bishop.

Epitaph in Ladenburg, St. Gallus

For the 16th Holy Year , 1700, Royer wrote the book Christ-Catholisches Tractätlein von dem Ablas und Jubilæo , in 1702 he published the Christ-Catholic Wormssischen Catechismus , in 1707 the extensive work Florilegium oratorium .

As a result of “poor health” Carl Desiderius de Royer returned to Ladenburg on October 31, 1705, where he died in 1707. He was buried in the St. Galluskirche; its epitaph has been preserved there.

He published numerous writings in Latin, German and French, and in 1701 he published the collected works of the Doctor of the Church and Patriarch of Constantinople Johannes Chrysostomos in Greek-Latin. Personal information is contained in the epigram Musae juveniles published in Paris in 1690 . There he is depicted in the title copper by Johann Adam Seupel with poet's laurel, with the angel on the left holding a Bible and a biretta on the portrait medallion as an indication of his priesthood. Some of the epigrams relate to current events, such as the destruction of the city of Speyer in 1689.

Fonts

  • The preface to the Musae juveniles (second, increased edition, Paris 1690, p. 6f.) Lists twelve individual writings published before 1690 and another ten that are ready for printing. Also published:
  • Catholic Faith Castle . Cologne 1689. To the book Catholische Glaubens-Burg
  • True faith mirror . Cologne 1690.
  • Musae juveniles , second, increased edition. Paris 1690. Reprinted Frankfurt am Main 1701. Complete view of the Paris 1690 edition
  • The glorious exaltation of the Holy Cross . 1692
  • Tu en agiois patros ēmōn Iōannu Chrysostomu, Archiepiskopu Konstantinupoleōs, apanta ta euriskomena: = Sancti Patris Nostri Ioannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Opera omnia . Mainz 1701. Reprint Antwerp 1723
  • Thesaurus Indeficiens. This is: Christ-Catholisches Tractätlein Von dem Ablas und Jubilæo , Worms 1701. To the book Christ-Catholisches Tractätlein
  • Controversial Catechism . s. l. 1701
  • Christian Catholic Wormssian catechism . Worms 1702. On the Worms Catechism
  • Piae Lacrymae, In Obitu Insperato Leopoldi I. Romanorum Imperatoris . Worms 1705
  • Musa Lotharena, Josepho Primo Romanorum neo-imperatori augustissimo, de suscepto feliciter orbis christiani regimine… congratulations . Worms 1705
  • Florilegium oratorium . Worms 1707. To the Worms 1707 edition . Reprint Mainz 1727. Complete view of the Mainz 1727 edition

literature

  • Royer, Carl Desiderius von. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 32, Leipzig 1742, column 1384.
  • Christian Theophil Schuch: Political and Church History of Ladenburg and the Neckar Palatinate . Heidelberg 1843, pp. 143-144
  • Friedrich Butters: Royer: the first catholic pastor after the Reformation in Zweibrücken . In: Pfälzisches Memorabile , 10.1882, pp. 30–68
  • Joseph Levy: History of the City of Saarunion from its inception to the present . Vorbruck-Schirmeck 1898, p. 124, p. 323, p. 326
  • Pierre Paulin: Karl Desiderius Royer, a Lorraine verse artist . In: Yearbook of the Society for Lorraine History and Archeology, vol. 16, Metz 1904, pp. 238–250. Complete view
  • Albert Becker : Karl Desiderius Royers epigrams on Speyer . In: Mitteilungen des Historisches Verein der Pfalz , Volume 36, 1916, pp. 177–184
  • Gert Buchheit : Karl Desiderius Royer: Pastor of Hornbach, Zweibrücken and Homburg . In: Pfälzer Tagblatt , July 23, 1931
  • Hermann Schmitt : Johann Anton Wallreuther from Kiedrich im Rheingau, auxiliary bishop of Worms (1731–34) . In: Archive for Middle Rhine Church History Volume 14, 1962, page 149

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References and comments

  1. ↑ on descent, books.google.de . In the title and again on p. 9 of his writing from 1690 he calls himself Herr von Barvilla und Kirberga . Like the place of origin (Paulin 1904, p. 239 identifies it as "Nomecey south of Nancy"; there is only Nomexy), Barvilla and Kirberga are insufficiently identified in the literature.
  2. ^ Carl Desiderius Royer: Musae juveniles . Paris 1690, page 10
  3. ^ Source on the office of royal visitor, books.google.de
  4. ^ Source on pastoral care in Zweibrücken, books.google.de
  5. ^ Georg Christian Joannis, Johann Philipp Crollius: Ur-Geschichte des Herzogthums Zweibrücken , Zweibrücken, 1829, p. 210; Digital scan
  6. ↑ To the pilgrimage booklet , Holy Cross blieskastel.de
  7. ↑ On the promotion of pilgrimage and buying a house at Meisenbach Abbey
  8. ↑ Stephan Lederer : Documentary history of Christian religious practice in the office of Graefenstein , page 117 (1902, reprint 2010, Pilgerverlag Annweiler, ISBN 978-3-942133-44-9 )
  9. ^ Christian Theophil Schuch: Political and Church History of Ladenburg and the Neckar Palatinate . Heidelberg 1843, pages 143-144
  10. ↑ To the Johanneskirche Worms
  11. ↑ Picture of the Worms Cathedral and the Johanneskirche in front of it
personal data
SURNAME Royer, Carl Desiderius de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nommcy, Royer de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic priest and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1650
PLACE OF BIRTH Bouquenom
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1707
Place of death Ladenburg