Emilie Schmitz

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Emilie Schmitz around 1880

Emilie Schmitz , b. Raab, (* 1807 in Heinsberg ; † March 17, 1891 in Bensberg ) was a well-known and generous donor in the former community of Bensberg. She lived in the Weyerburg at Overather Strasse 8.

Life

Emilie Schmitz was married to Carl Thomas Schmitz, a rent master for the city of Cologne. He lived from 1790 to 1873 and was very wealthy. While he belonged to the Catholic Church , Emilie Schmitz was a Protestant . On her deathbed, she had promised her husband that she would work single-mindedly for the completion and furnishing of the parish church of St. Nikolaus in Bensberg .

Donations and engagement

In 1883 she donated 27,000 marks for the completion of the church tower. In addition, she gave 3,439 marks for the D-tone bell. As a thank you, the bell was given the name Emilie and the inscription: "My name is Emilie Raab, Bensberg's love invented me, I proclaim the highest honor." Unfortunately, the bell was melted down in 1917 for war purposes.

Emilie Schmitz's commitment was varied. Only a small extract can be mentioned here. She was also the initiator of the establishment of the Beautification Association and repeatedly made donations for its activities. For example, in 1882 she donated the construction of the Bensberg war memorial . After her death she became a benefactress all the more. In her will, she bequeathed all of her property to the community of Bensberg for social purposes. This led to the auction of the entire estate on May 6, 1891. It was used under the name "Emilienstiftung" for the poor to alleviate their misery.

Emilien Brunnen 2018

Honors

  • In Schlossstrasse next to the driveway to Bensberg Castle , the Beautification Association built the Emilienbrunnen , which is still in operation. However, it was structurally changed a few years ago.
  • On the footpath from the Vinzenz-Pallotti-Hospital to Bensberg, the so-called Emilienhöhe is halfway next to the Kardinal-Schulte-Haus . The former observation tower was damaged and removed in the 1940s.
  • In 2003, the city ​​of Bergisch Gladbach dedicated the Emilie-Schmitz-Weg, a footpath between the Rosenhecke and Kauler Straße, to her.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c August Haasbach: Emilie Schmitz - She donated her fortune to the city, portrait of a Bensberg citizen , in Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 1974, p. 99ff.
  2. ↑ a b Emilie Schmitz, b. Raab, a daughter of our City Archive Willi Fritzen, accessed on May 1, 2018
  3. ^ Andree Schulte: Bergisch Gladbach, city history in street names , second edition, published by the Bergisch Gladbach city archive and the Bergisch Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV, Bergisch Gladbach 2015, page 396, ISBN 978-3-9813488-4-2

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personal data
SURNAME Schmitz, Emilie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raab, Emilie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German benefactress
DATE OF BIRTH 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH Heinsberg
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1891
Place of death Bensberg