Friedrich von Sparneck
Friedrich von Sparneck († October 14, 1477 ) was the founder of the Sparneck Monastery .
Von Sparneck family
Friedrich came from the Franconian noble family von Sparneck . The Sparneck community is now part of the Hof district in Upper Franconia . The ownership of the home country of the Sparnecker comprised roughly the dimensions of the former Münchberg district , but there were also other free float in the Egerland .
Friedrich was the son of another Friedrich and a wife von Aufseß and a grandson of Rüdiger von Sparneck . He married Else von Freudenberg on June 15, 1445 . Their sons were named Fritz, Kaspar and Christoph.
Sparneck Monastery
The monastery Sparneck was a convent of the Carmelites in Sparneck in the Diocese of Bamberg and was the Sant'Egidio , one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers consecrated. According to legend, Friedrich is said to have vowed during the Bavarian War that he would donate a monastery if his possessions would be protected from damage. Another thesis suspects the reform enthusiasm of the order general Johannes Soreth (1451-1491), based on the Carmelite monastery in Bamberg, as the driving force behind the founding of the monastery.
Shortly before completion in 1477, the builder died on October 10th and was buried in a crypt below the sanctuary of today's church.
The monastery was completed by Friedrich's son Christoph and inhabited by monks of the Carmelite order. By 1534, 15 priors were known by name. After the Reformation , however, it quickly fell into disrepair, was sold in 1550 and later demolished.
It was located next to today's Evangelical Church of St. Vitus . It emerged from the monastery church in 1562 and got a new nave and a stone tower in 1695 . The old church now forms the choir.
Epitaph and tomb of Friedrich von Sparneck
The inscription on the epitaph reads: "On October 14, 1477 the honorable and vested Junker Friedrich von Sparneck died buried here at the beginning of the monastery - God be merciful to him." The central motif is the Sparneck coat of arms with a highly unusual depiction of the helmet decorations. Three of the four coats of arms in the corners are definitely assigned, they are the coats of arms of those von Aufseß , von Seckendorff and von Freudenberg .
Originally the epitaph closed the crypt of Friedrich. This was rediscovered after the great fire of 1845 and the grave slab was placed in the church tower . During the last renovation of the church (1998-2001) two crypts were rediscovered. The grave slab, which in the meantime showed considerable signs of wear, has been restored. A colored drawing from 1792 in the Bamberg State Archives shows the epitaph as a base plate in a much better condition.
research
Many researchers have speculated about this on the epitaph at the top left. Usually the (grand) father's coat of arms is located there, but on the drawing from 1792 you can clearly see a coat of arms, similar to the coat of arms of the Aufseß , with a crossbar on which a circular symbol (but probably not a rose ) sits.
After two tombs are known in the Sparneck Church, the question arises which tomb was that of Friedrich. The crypt in front of the choir collapsed at some point and was filled with rubble. When heating was installed in the 20th century, heating pipes were also pulled through. The second crypt near the altar was opened during the restoration in 1998–2001. In the vaulted room, which widened in one place, several skulls and bones lay jumbled together.
literature
- Paul Braun: The Sparnecker Church in Numbers (manuscript). Sparneck 2001.
- Peter Braun: The gentlemen from Sparneck. Family tree, distribution, brief inventory . In: Archives for the history of Upper Franconia 82 (2002).
- Karl Dietel : The former monastery in Sparneck, Hof district . In: Archive for the history of Upper Franconia . Bayreuth 1976.
- Alban von Dobenck : History of the extinct family of the von Sparneck , part 1, archive for history and archeology of Upper Franconia, 22nd volume, 3rd issue, pp. 1-65, 1905 and Dobeck part 2, AO 23rd volume, 1. Booklet, pp. 1-56, 1906. Reprint: ISBN 9783837087178 .
- Reinhardt Schmalz: History of the noble family von Sparneck . Krumbach 2013. p. 61f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sparneck, Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of the Sparneck Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1477 |