Caspar Philipp von Ketteler

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Caspar Philipp von Ketteler (* 1612 ; † February 18, 1676 in Paderborn ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman, cathedral dean in Paderborn and canon in Münster .

Life

Caspar Philipp von Ketteler came from the Westphalian noble family von Ketteler and was the son of Rotger Ketteler zu Middelburg and his wife Ursula von Meschede. With the receipt of the tonsure on April 13, 1626, Caspar Philipp was prepared for a spiritual life. On June 7, 1645, he was presented to the cathedral priest of the late canon Caspar Korff with an electoral commission , and on July 1, he was sworn to the families of Ketteler, Meschede, Raesfeld and Büren . With that he came into the possession of the benefice. He was emancipated on April 27, 1648 with the submission of his degree certificate from the University of Paris. The election as cathedral dean in Paderborn fell on December 1, 1651. In 1652 he received the Merlsheim Castle from the Prince-Bishop . Caspar Philipp was a subdeacon .

He was an avid supporter of the Franciscan monastery in Paderborn . When the foundation stone was laid for a new convent building on June 6, 1663, the foundation stone slab bore the following inscription: Anno apartu Virginis MDCLXIII Christi Vicario et Pontifice optimo Maximo ALEXANDRO VII., Leopoldo primo Imperatore Augustissimo etc., Ferdinando Rmo. Celsissimo et Illustrissimo Antistite Paderbornensi S. Rome. Imp. Principe, Corni te Pyrmontano etc. Rms. Gratiosus et praenobilis Dnus. CASPARUS PHILIPPUS de KETTELER, Cathedralium Ecclesiarum Paderbornensis et Monasteriensis, respectively Decanus et Canonicus Capitularis hunc lapidem DEO et DEI Matris Virginis Mariae Virgineo Sponso S. Josepho Sacrum in fundamento no vi Conventus Paderbornensis, Cuius dignissimus estto Pater Spiritualosis, Cuius dignissimus estto Pater Spiritualis 6 Junii (translation: in 1663 after the birth of the Virgin, under the deputy of Christ and Pope Alexander VII, under Leopold 1st, the most exalted emperor, etc. under Ferdinand the most revered, exalted and lucid bishop of Paderborn, the Holy Roman Kingdom Prince, Count of Pyrmont etc., the most revered, gracious and noble Mr. Caspar Philipp von Ketteler, dean or canon of the cathedral chapters of Paderborn and Münster, to the glory of God and the virgin bridegroom of the Mother of God and Virgin Mary S. Joseph, has this foundation stone as a new one Paderborn Convent, whose most worthy spiritual father, e ardent and outspoken sponsor he is, set on the 6th of June.).

He died at the age of 63. His epitaph is in the Lady Chapel of Paderborn Cathedral.

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  • The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canons, page 19ff. Digitized.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Picture of the epitaph on flickr.com
  2. ↑ Michael Freiherr von Fürstenberg: A foundation stone slab for the Paderborn Franciscan monastery, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Ketteler, Caspar Philipp von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Münster and Paderborn
DATE OF BIRTH 1612
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1676
Place of death Paderborn