Dorothea von Flüe

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Dorothea von Flüe ( Dorothea Wyss [in]; * around 1430 - 1432 in Obwalden , † after 1487 in Sachseln ) was the wife of the hermit Niklaus von Flüe .

Life

Little is known about her life from contemporary sources. Dorothea is said to have married 25-year-old Niklaus when she was about 14 years old. With her consent, her husband Niklaus said goodbye to the family in 1467 and then lived as a hermit .

In the oldest biography of Brother Klaus in 1488, she is described as God-fearing and extremely pious. Her first and last name were first mentioned in 1501 and 1529.

reception

Sculpture by Rolf Brem from 1991. Artistic representation of Dorothea without reference to her actual appearance, which has not been passed on due to the lack of contemporary representations.

According to the Brother Klausen Foundation, Dorothea's permission for Niklaus von Flües hermit life means that Dorothea must be assigned an important role. Every now and then a possible canonization of Dorothea was discussed.

literature

  • Niklaus Kuster, Nadia Rudolf von Rohr: Far-near love. Niklaus and Dorothea von Flüe . Patmos Verlag, Ostfildern 2017, ISBN 978-3-8436-0876-3 .
  • Brother Klausen Foundation, Werner T. Huber (Ed.): Dorothea, the wife of St. Niklaus von Flüe. Excerpts from the source material about Brother Klaus, from the 15th century until today . University Press, Freiburg 1994.
  • Michael Jungo: The hidden crown. Life story of Dorothea von Flüe . Stein am Rhein 1995.
  • Martin Lätzel:  DOROTHEA von Flüe, née Wyss. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 275-276.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive  on 2007-09-25)
  • Paulina Graf-Hagmann, Matthias Graf: Dorothea von Flüe in the shadow of holy brother Klaus. Brief life sketch . Vogt, Siebnen 1994.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Roland Sigrist: Dorothea von Flüe. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 26, 2005 , accessed August 7, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Dorothea von Flüe, married to a saint , on srf.ch, accessed on August 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Without Dorothea, Niklaus von Flüe would never have become Brother Klaus , on limmattalerzeitung.ch, accessed on August 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ a b SACHSELN: Oldest source on Dorothee Wyss discovered , on luzernerzeitung.ch, accessed on August 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Brother Klaus and Dorothea are good role models for today's couples" , on kath.ch, accessed on August 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Martin Lätzel:  DOROTHEA von Flüe, née Wyss. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 275-276.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive  on 2007-09-25)
  7. ↑ Dorothee von Flüe should be canonized , on kath.ch, accessed on August 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ Interview: Monika Stocker on Dorothee von Flüe , on bistum-basel.ch, accessed on August 14, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Flüe, Dorothea von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wyss, Dorothea; Wyssin, Dorothea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Wife of St. Niklaus von Flüe
DATE OF BIRTH around 1430 or around 1432
PLACE OF BIRTH Obwalden
DATE OF DEATH after 1487
Place of death Sachseln