Günther von Bünau (Canon)

Epitaph for Günter von Bünau in Naumburg Cathedral (photo from 1950)

Günther von Bünau (* before 1469; † 1519) was canon and dean of Naumburg Cathedral for almost 50 years . He was also active as a representative of the Roman Curia for decades .

Life

Günter von Bünau came from the Naumburg noble family Bünau , which had large estates scattered across Central Europe . As dean of the cathedral, he held the most important office in the cathedral chapter . He exercised control and disciplinary authority over the clergy of the cathedral church . As dean, he was obliged to reside in Naumburg . He could only leave the city for a long time with the permission of the Chapter .

epitaph

As dean of the cathedral, Günther von Bünau found his final resting place in Naumburg Cathedral and received the epitaph shown here as a tribute. The yellow sandstone epitaph is located in the square of the west choir. It shows the clergyman in full-figure representation, which is spanned by a canopy made of branches. Bünau is shown in his regalia with a long undergarment, a long-sleeved choir shirt and an almutia . The tape above his head names his office in Naumburg and his academic degree as a doctor of theology. Angels wear a prelate's hat above him as a sign of his position as apostolic protonotary .

literature

• Matthias Ludwig, Horst Heinz Grimm: The Naumburg Cathedral (= Edition Logika. Vol. 13 (recte 16), ZDB -ID 2285699-7 ). Logika, Munich 2013, pp. 40–41.