Diebold von Geroldseck

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Diebold von Geroldseck (* 15th century; † October 11, 1531 in the battle of Kappel am Albis ) was a Benedictine monk of the Einsiedeln monastery , who opened up to the Reformation under the influence of Ulrich Zwingli . Diebold von Geroldseck promoted the Reformation as administrator of the Einsiedeln monastery in the canton of Schwyz before he had to resign from office in 1525 and lived in Zurich until his death .

Life

Diebold came from an impoverished noble family in Baden. The son of Gangolf I and Countess Kunigunde von Montfort grew up in Hohengeroldseck Castle / Baden . He lived in Einsiedeln since 1499, made his profession in 1505 and was appointed administrator by the 73-year-old Abbot Konrad in 1513 . During his time, the rebuilding of the church and monastery building, which was damaged by fire in 1509, and other construction activities took place. He could at December 10, 1518 in a dispute with the Bishop of Constance, the Exemption of the monastery by each jurisdiction, tax, dominion, authority, oversight and visitation of the bishop "for all time" by Pope Leo X. reach.

Personnel appointments to Einsiedeln

On April 14, 1516 he called Ulrich Zwingli as a people priest to Einsiedeln, (1516-1518). In 1522 or 1523 he called Oswald Myconius to Einsiedeln as a teacher and was in written contact with Erasmus of Rotterdam .

Diebold von Geroldseck occupied the parishes subordinate to Einsiedeln Abbey with supporters of the Reformation:

Pilgrimages declined under the influence of Reformation teaching. Between 1522 and 1525 there were tensions with the Schwyz gentlemen, so that Diebold von Geroldseck resigned from office in early 1525.

In Zurich

In March 1525 Diebold von Geroldseck left Einsiedeln, where on January 20, 1526 the Schwyz appointed Martin von Kriens, a layman, “as regent and governor of the house of God” with the title of “conductor of the house of God” . When Abbot Konrad renounced the abbey on July 20, 1526, Ludwig Blarer von Wartensee was appointed abbot on August 14, 1526. Diebold, supported by his brother Gangulf von Geroldseck, asserted his claims but was not heard. The Schwyzer persuaded Gangulf to withdraw by promising a severance payment. Since this was apparently not paid out, Diebold settled in the Einsiedlerhof in Zurich in early 1527 and began to collect the monastery taxes in the Zurich office. The conflict dragged on for two years. In November 1529, a contract was signed which obliged the communities of Meilen , Stäfa , Männedorf , Brütten and Erlenbach ZH , which had previously paid Geroldseck taxes, to return them to Einsiedeln Abbey. Geroldseck waived all claims in exchange for a pension, but remained a member of the Einsiedeln Convention.

Geroldseck stayed in Zurich, married and, like Zwingli, died on October 11, 1531 in Kappel am Albis, s. Second Kappel War .

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  1. ↑ http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=117153
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SURNAME Diebold von Geroldseck
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Benedictine monk of the Einsiedeln monastery
DATE OF BIRTH before 1499
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1531
Place of death near Kappel am Albis