Erasmus von Manteuffel-Arnhausen

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Erasmus v. Manteuffel, Bad Polzin

Erasmus von Manteuffel-Arnhausen , also Manduuel , (* around 1475 in Arnhausen in Pomerania ; † January 27, 1544 in Bast ) was the last bishop of Cammin before the introduction of the Reformation in Pomerania.

Life and accomplishments

Marienkirche (Połczyn-Zdrój): Depiction of Erasmus v. Manteuffel

Manteuffel came from the Pomeranian aristocratic family Manteuffel on his father's side . His father was the ducal councilor Eghard von Manteuffel , his mother Gertrud a née von Borcke . Manteuffel appeared as early as 1491 in the possession of a vicarie at the Marienkirche in Polzin .

He later studied at the universities of Greifswald , Leipzig and Bologna , where he obtained the academic degree of licentiate in law in 1503 . In the same year he became dean of the collegiate chapter of St. Mary's Church.

Cenotaph of Erasmus v. Manteuffel in the Marienkirche in Polzin

Around 1504 he entered the service of Duke Bogislaw X. of Pomerania. Around 1509 he became a teacher and travel companion of his eldest son, Georg I (1493–1531). Manteuffel received canons in Stettin and Cammin . Later, in addition to his work as a ducal councilor, he became archdeacon of Pasewalk .

The Bishop of Cammin , Martin Carith , installed Erasmus von Manteuffel as his coadjutor in 1518 . The dearly bought confirmation from Pope Leo X - Manteuffel had to prevail against the competitor Count Wolfgang von Eberstein - took place in 1519. After Bishop Carith died in 1521, Manteuffel succeeded him in 1522.

Manteuffel was confronted with the Reformation movement in Pomerania during his first years in office as bishop. He strictly rejected the Lutheran doctrine and demanded that Bogislaw X carry out the Edict of Worms . However, he found little attention from Bogislaw X and George I. Even after the death of Bogislaw X, he was unable to change his successor's mind. Rather, they voted in the state parliament of Treptow an der Rega in December 1534 in favor of reformatory innovations, which Manteuffel objected to. After a conversation with Duke Barnim IX. Manteuffel seemed to want to agree to the introduction of the church ordinance drawn up by Johannes Bugenhagen . After a requested period of reflection, however, he refused to give his consent in 1535, referring to his imperial immediacy as Bishop of Cammin. He sued the dukes at the Reich Chamber Court .

In 1541 the 1532 between the dukes Philip I and Barnim IX. The division of the country carried out should be legally regulated. To this end, the bishop was asked to recognize the Augsburg Confession ( Confessio Augustana , 1530), to give up the Roman ceremonies, to refrain from filling the prelatures and canonical posts and also to renounce imperial immediacy. Again the bishop refused after a long period of reflection in 1542, supported by the monasteries and the city of Kolberg . He tried by decrees to preserve the Catholic faith at least in the area of ​​the monastery of Cammin, where he was sovereign. But with their inheritance contract of Stettin of 1541, the dukes had considerably restricted the bishop's scope of action. Manteuffel was not up to the pressure of church politics.

In January 1544, Bishop Erasmus von Manteuffel-Arnhausen died of a stroke in his hunting lodge in Bast near Köslin. His funeral was held at the St. Mary's Church to Polzin take note , an old Manteuffel possession. On his cenotaph one can read: Anno 1544 On the sondage after S. Paulus Bockeringe is in Godt deflate the noble one in Godt Vatter and Mr. Erasmus Manduvel Bishop tho Cammin, that the third Godt through Christ is gracious and merciful. Amen. And further: Where do we want to lie here and rot. You've been to poor Sunder. So we praise forever Leven. What us is given in Christ.

His successor, the married ducal Stettinian chancellor Bartholomäus Suawe , waived imperial immediacy in favor of the dukes when he took office. He paved the way for the introduction of the Reformation Pomeranian church order and thus became the first evangelical bishop of the diocese of Cammin.

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Remarks

annotationOther sources indicate St. Michaelis ( Kościół św. Michała Archanioła ) in Körlin as the final resting place of the bishop:
  • Georg Schmidt : The family v. Manteuffel - Polzin and Arnhausen tribe of the Pomeranian family . Commission publisher JA Stargardt, Berlin 1915, p. 27.
  • Roxane Berwinkel : Worldly Power and Spiritual Claim. The Hanseatic City of Stralsund in the conflict over the Augsburg Interim (knowledge culture and social change) . Walter de Gruyter, 2008, ISBN 978-3-05-006119-1 , p. 198.
predecessor Office successor
Martin Karith Bishop of Pomerania
1521 - 1544 		Bartholomew Swawe
personal data
SURNAME Manteuffel-Arnhausen, Erasmus of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manteuffel, Erasmus of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Cammin
DATE OF BIRTH around 1475
PLACE OF BIRTH Arnhausen near Belgard
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1544
Place of death Bast , Pomerania