Emecho II from Cochem
Emecho II of Cochem (* 1336 in Cochem ; † May 5, 1401 in Brauweiler / Pulheim ) was a German Benedictine monk and abbot in Brauweiler.
life and career
In the Brauweiler Abbey he worked as a Benedictine monk from December 8, 1365 and as a waiter from November 14, 1371 to September 5, 1382, then received the parish church in Enkirch, stayed here for a few years, and resigned from December 10, 1385 as prior again in Brauweiler and is attested again as prior on June 25, 1398. In 1400 he is said to have been unanimously elected abbot. He led the Brauweiler monastery as abbot from 1400 to 1401.
literature
- Alfons Friderichs (Ed.): Cochem, Emecho II. Von . In: Personalities of the Cochem-Zell District, Kliomedia, Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-084-3 , p. 76.
Web links
- Entry on Emecho II. Von Cochem in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
- "Emecho II. Von Cochem" (GSN: 039-01142-001), in: Germania Sacra (accessed: June 4, 2019).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cochem, Emecho II of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine monk and abbot in Brauweiler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1336 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cochem |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1401 |
| Place of death | Brauweiler , Pulheim |