Cornelius Gobelius

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Cornelius Gobelius (born November 7, 1570 in Bruttig ; † June 5 or June 7, 1611 in Heiligenstadt ) was a German auxiliary bishop .

life and career

Cornelius Gobelius was a pupil of the German college in Rome from 1589 to 1596 , where he also received his doctorate in theology and was ordained priest in 1596 . He was particularly recommended by Pope Clement VIII to the Archbishop of Mainz, Wolfgang von Dalberg . This gave him the best reception in Mainz in 1596 . He soon received a canonry at the Peter Pen . Archbishop Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg appointed him sealer and spiritual councilor and provost of the BMV church in Erfurt in 1606 . Cornelius Gobelius was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Thuringia and Titular Bishop of Ascalon on December 14, 1609 in Erfurt; Archbishop Johann Schweikard von Kronberg donated him to his episcopal ordination on September 20, 1610. In 1611 he donated the sacrament of ordination and confirmation in Fulda .

He died of the plague at the age of 40 . His body rests in the collegiate church ad St. Martinum in Heiligenstadt . He bequeathed his library to the Jesuits in Erfurt.

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SURNAME Gobelius, Cornelius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Auxiliary bishop
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1570
PLACE OF BIRTH Cochem
DATE OF DEATH June 5, 1611 or July 5, 1611
Place of death Erfurt