Daniel von Wichtrich

Daniel von Wichtrich OCarm (also from Wichterich and Latinized de Victoriaco , family name probably "Schwan"; * around 1290 in Oberwichterich , today in Euskirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia ; † March 7, 1364 in Cologne ) was a Catholic clergyman and from 1342 bishop of Verden .

Life

Daniel von Wichtrich received his training from the Carmelites in Cologne . There he became a theology teacher as well as definitor and finally on September 8, 1316 provincial of the German religious province . However, in this office, he remained only a short time since moving to Paris was about at the local university was the first German to Carmelite theologiae doctor to do a doctorate .

From 1320 Daniel von Wichtrich was auxiliary bishop in Trier until 1338 , and from 1322 also in Metz . In 1329 and 1342 he is recorded as auxiliary bishop in Strasbourg .

On November 27, 1342 he was by Pope Benedict XII. appointed Bishop of Verden . His predecessor Johannes Hake was urged by the cathedral chapter to leave the diocese and so the Pope looked for a successor whom he considered more assertive. However, the cathedral chapter did not want to recognize him either, but supported the canon Got (t) fried von Werpe. Daniel felt compelled to break the resistance of the chapter by force of arms, and the southern end of Verden went up in flames. He pulled large sums of money out of the country, spent them abroad and thus drove the diocese into ruin , as well as through robbery and feuds , until in 1356 - to save his life - he voluntarily went into exile in Cologne. He was viewed by the inhabitants of the bishopric of Verden as a punishment from God and years later on the day of his death in Verden he was publicly cursed , among other things with the distich :

"Daniel undipes, non curat clerus, ubi stes
Sis ubicumque velis, modo non sis in coelis"

Daniel von Wichtrich was honored in Cologne, represented Archbishop Wilhelm von Gennep several times, and in 1363 he also received an important commission from the Holy See . He spent his twilight years in the Altenberg Abbey , where he was buried among the Cologne auxiliary bishops.

coat of arms

His bishop's coat of arms contained an owl in the upper right field and a striding raven in the lower left .

literature

Hans-Joachim Schmidt : Political action and political programs in the service of the Luxembourgers: Daniel von Wichterich, Bishop of Verden († 1364). In: Journal for Historical Research . Vol. 16, No. 2. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1989. JSTOR 43554064 , pp. 129-150.
Thomas Vogtherr : Daniel von Wichterich (OCarm) († 1364). In: Erwin Gatz (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448. Duncker and Humblot, Berlin 2001. ISBN 978-3-428-10303-4 , pp. 840–841.

Web links

Daniel von Wichtrich in the personal register of the Germania Sacra online

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nikolaus Reinartz, A. Schnütgen: Daniel von Wichterich, a Rhenish prelate from the time of the Avignon exile. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
^ Peter von Kobbe : History and country description of the duchies of Bremen and Verden . tape 2 . Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1824, p. 269–270 ( digitized in the Google book search).
^ Johann Heinrich Heister: Suffraganei Colonienses extraordinarii . Kirchheim, Schott & Thielmann, Mainz 1843, p. 51 f . ( Digitized in the Google book search).
^ Ferdinand Pauly : The dioceses of the church province of Trier. The Archdiocese of Trier 3. The St. Kastor Abbey in Karden on the Moselle. (= Germania Sacra; new series 19. ) Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1986, p. 392 ( digitized version )
↑ Thomas Vogtherr : Daniel von Wichterich (OCarm) († 1364). In: Erwin Gatz (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448. Duncker and Humblot, Berlin 2001. ISBN 978-3-428-10303-4 , pp. 840–841.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Christoph Gottlieb Pfannkuche : The older history of the former Diocese of Verden . Verlag Friedrich Bauer, Verden 1830, p. 178 ff . ( Digitized in the Google book search).
^ Hans Mosler: The Cistercian Abbey Altenberg. (= Germania Sacra ; new episode 2. ) Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1965, p. 151 ( digitized version )
^ Hans Mosler: The Cistercian Abbey Altenberg. (= Germania Sacra; new episode 2. ) Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1965, p. 20 ( digitized version )

predecessor	Office	successor
John I. Hake	Bishop of Verden 1342–1364	Gerhard II from the mountains

personal data
SURNAME	Daniel von Wichtrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Daniel von Wichterich; Daniel de Victoriaco (Latin); Swan, Daniel (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German theologian, Bishop of Verden
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1290
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oberwichterich
DATE OF DEATH	March 7, 1364
Place of death	Cologne

[reinartz-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nikolaus Reinartz, A. Schnütgen: Daniel von Wichterich, a Rhenish prelate from the time of the Avignon exile. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .

[2] Peter von Kobbe : History and country description of the duchies of Bremen and Verden . tape 2 . Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1824, p. 269–270 ( digitized in the Google book search).

[3] Johann Heinrich Heister: Suffraganei Colonienses extraordinarii . Kirchheim, Schott & Thielmann, Mainz 1843, p. 51 f . ( Digitized in the Google book search).

[4] Ferdinand Pauly : The dioceses of the church province of Trier. The Archdiocese of Trier 3. The St. Kastor Abbey in Karden on the Moselle. (= Germania Sacra; new series 19. ) Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1986, p. 392 ( digitized version )

[5] Thomas Vogtherr : Daniel von Wichterich (OCarm) († 1364). In: Erwin Gatz (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448. Duncker and Humblot, Berlin 2001. ISBN 978-3-428-10303-4 , pp. 840–841.

[pfannkuche-6] Christoph Gottlieb Pfannkuche : The older history of the former Diocese of Verden . Verlag Friedrich Bauer, Verden 1830, p. 178 ff . ( Digitized in the Google book search).

[7] Hans Mosler: The Cistercian Abbey Altenberg. (= Germania Sacra ; new episode 2. ) Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1965, p. 151 ( digitized version )

[8] Hans Mosler: The Cistercian Abbey Altenberg. (= Germania Sacra; new episode 2. ) Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1965, p. 20 ( digitized version )