Göbel Schickenberg
Göbel Schickenberges or Gobel van Collen called . Brother Göbel (* probably in Cologne ) was a lay brother of the Augustinian canons of Böddeken in the 16th century and author of a chronicle.
Live and act
Göbel joined the Böddeken monastery around 1501. Just one year later he was its governor . As such, he was responsible, among other things, for collecting the taxes from the dependent farmers and for the corresponding bookkeeping. In addition, the monastery often used him for special assignments. On behalf of the community, he traveled to Cologne , Deventer , Göttingen , Braunschweig , Lübeck and Rome, among others .
His notes and reports have been preserved from the period between 1502 and 1543. Göbel wrote mostly in Middle Low German . He seldom used Latin.
He reported on everyday and extraordinary events in his vicinity, but he also made comments on general world events. This shows how the Turkish wars or events in France were perceived in Westphalia . He also reported on his travels. Last but not least, his records of prices and merchandise are a remarkable source of regional economic history . The reports from the monastery life also give important information for the self-image especially of the lay brothers. The effects of the Reformation on the Prince Diocese of Paderborn are also an issue of Göbel.
The chronicle of Göbel was edited over decades by the Bielefeld medievalist Heinrich Rüthing .
literature
- Heinrich Rüthing (ed.): The chronicle of brother Göbel. Notes by a lay brother from the Böddeken monastery (1502–1543) . 2nd Edition. Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-89534-627-6 .
- Heinrich Rüthing: piety, work and obedience. On the religious life of lay brothers in the Windesheim congregation . In: Klaus Schreiner (Ed.): Lay piety in the late Middle Ages: Forms, functions, political-social contexts (= writings of the Historisches Kolleg: Colloquia, Historisches Kolleg München, Volume 20 ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-486-55902-8 , p. 203–226 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- Heinrich Rüthing: "With vrochten and cares" The present experience and historical picture of the lay brother Göbel zu Böddeken in the 16th century. In: Westfälische Zeitschrift vol. 138/1988 pp. 211–230
Web links
- Literature by and about Göbel Schickenberges in the catalog of the German National Library
- Review by Gudrun Gleba for hsozkult
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schickenberges, Göbel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brother Göbel; Gobel van Collen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lay brother and chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16th Century |