Florence from the Velde
Florence from the Velde OSB (Dutch: Florens van de Velde , Latinized: Florentius , partly also from the field ) (* February 18, 1643 in Kasteel Hasselholt in Ohe en Laak ; † February 4, 1714 in Corvey ) was from 1696 to 1714 Abbot of Corvey Monastery and builder of the new baroque monastery buildings.
Life
He attended grammar school in Roermond and entered the Corvey monastery as a novice in 1660 with a classmate . He was ordained a priest in 1667. He finished his studies in theology in 1668. In the same year he became a novice master . His duties also included teaching philosophy and theology . In 1672 he became a subprior and in 1677 prior . The administrator Corveys and Münster bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen sent him as subprior in 1675 to translate the relics of Saint Vitus from the daughter monastery in Gladbach to Corvey. When he was elected abbot in 1678, he was a candidate for Christoph von Bellinghausen . He is said to have received five votes. The winner Bellinghausen received fourteen votes.
Florence von dem Velde held offices outside the monastery in the following years. He was provost of Meppen between 1680 and 1683 and then of Brenkhausen from 1683 to 1691 . During his time, the Brenkhausen monastery flourished again and the church was given a baroque interior. One of his brothers, Franz Heinrich von dem Velde, was an officer in the service of the Bishop of Münster. He died in 1680 and was buried in Corvey Collegiate Church. On this occasion, his brother donated a silver crucifix . He was then named president of the secular government of Corvey in 1693.
After the death of his predecessor, Florence was elected abbot on June 18, 1696 by the Velde. That same year he received from Emperor Leopold I , the regalia . He was officially Prince of the Reich . The Pope confirmed it in 1697. The pompously celebrated benediction and inauguration took place on April 28, 1697 by the Paderborn Prince-Bishop Hermann Werner von Wolff-Metternich on the canal .
He became the most important Abbot of Corvey of the Baroque period. During his time numerous churches were built and consecrated in the Corvey area. In 1699 he had the monastery rebuilt. Much of the construction was completed by the time he died. In 1706 he was able to move into the new abbot's apartment on the piano nobile of the north wing and the house chapel was consecrated in the same year. From 1704 he was also President of the Bursfeld Congregation .
He maintained a close relationship with Duke Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg zu Wolfenbüttel . He celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of his profession with a big party and the issue of a silver commemorative coin. His diary has been preserved from him.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brüning names Schloss Ohe as the place of birth
- ^ An anniversary in Corvey
- ↑ Description of the commemorative coin with original text
- ^ Silver thalers of the Abbey of Corvey with Florence's name and coat of arms
- ^ Evidence in the diary of Abbot Florence vd Velde in the German Digital Library
literature
- H. Joachim Brüning: Duke Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg zu Wolfenbüttel and Abbot Florence von Corvey . In: Westfälische Zeitschrift Vol. 126/127 1976/1977 pp. 329–371 digitized
- Günther Tiggesbäumker: 350 years ago in Corvey Florenz von dem Felde made his perpetual vows online version
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph von Bellinghausen |
Abbot of Corvey 1696–1714 |
Maximilian von Horrich |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Velde, Florence from the |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Velde, Florens van de; Florentius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of Corvey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1643 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohe en Laak |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1714 |
| Place of death | Corvey |