Christoph von Schroffenstein

Coat of arms of Bishop Christoph von Schroffenstein

Schroffenstein ruins around 1850

Christoph von Schroffenstein , also Christoph von Schrofenstein (* around 1460 at Schroffenstein Castle ; † March 29, 1521 in Innsbruck ) was Prince-Bishop of Brixen .

Christoph von Schroffenstein was born in his fathers castle near Landeck in North Tyrol. In 1480 he received his first canonical at the Cathedral of Brixen . In 1493 he became a doctor of both rights and received a canonical at the Cathedral of Trento . From 1495 he appeared as an advisor to Emperor Maximilian, a year later he became coadjutor of Ulrich von Liechtenstein , who was then Prince-Bishop of Trento. In 1509 he succeeded Melchior von Meckau in the office of Prince-Bishop of Brixen. He was ordained priest and bishop in 1511; in the same year he held a diocesan synod and took care of the printing of a new missal . During his time as prince-bishop the war against Venice and the attempt of the emperor to put the Bressanone monastery at the service of the Tyrolean sovereigns and the national defense, as well as brisk construction activity at the Bruneck castle . The coat of arms of Christoph von Schroffenstein is attached in two places on the complex.

Christoph von Schroffenstein died after a long illness. His tombstone was designed by Hans Valkenauer from Salzburg and can now be seen on the facade of Bressanone Cathedral.

literature

Ekkart Sauser : Schroffenstein, Christoph v .. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 1430 ( article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

Web links

Commons : Christoph von Schroffenstein - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on Christoph von Schroffenstein on catholic-hierarchy.org
Missale Brixinense, 1511 ( Memento of December 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

^ Hermann Wiesflecker, Austria in the Age of Maximilian I , Oldenbourg, 1999, p. 427 judges harshly about this career leap.

↑ http://wwwg.uni-klu.ac.at/kultdoku/kataloge/51/html/3604.htm

↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated June 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

predecessor	Office	successor
Melchior von Meckau	Bishop of Brixen 1509–1521	Sebastian Sprenz

personal data
SURNAME	Schroffenstein, Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schrofenstein, Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prince-Bishop of Brixen
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1460
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schroffenstein Castle
DATE OF DEATH	March 29, 1521
Place of death	innsbruck

[1] Hermann Wiesflecker, Austria in the Age of Maximilian I , Oldenbourg, 1999, p. 427 judges harshly about this career leap.

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