George of Bila

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Georg von Bila , contemporary Jorge von Bylaw and similar, (* in the 15th century; † 1559 ) was a German canon and archbishop churchman of Magdeburg and owner of the spiritual fiefdom of St. Maria Magdalena on the bridge in Mühlhausen .

origin

He came from the Thuringian noble family von Bila . From 1506 Georg von Bila studied theology at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder . He paid 177 guilders for elections and major praisees in 1520/21 and became the owner of the benefices of the altar of 1000 virgins in the St. Ulrich's Church in Magdeburg, which was demolished after 1945. Later he became canon of Magdeburg and owner of the Christian fiefdom of St. Maria Magdalena on the bridge in Mühlhausen, for which he regularly received 35 gold guilders as interest from the mayor and council of the city of Kelbra , which was due annually on the day of light measurement in 1558 and was already due to his ancestors have been paid over the years. Georg von Bila used the money to support his unmarried sister Helena von Bila.

From 1550, Georg von Bila worked in Magdeburg Cathedral, among other things, as a Vitztum and treasurer.

He corresponded with, among others, the Duke and Elector Moritz of Saxony.

literature

  • Gottfried Wentz, Berent Schwineköper : The Archdiocese of Magdeburg, Part 1 The St. Moritz Cathedral Monastery in Magdeburg , 1972.
  • Wolf von Bila: Across all borders ... 800 years of home in the Harz Mountains. The von Bila family in the Harz Mountains and in the Golden Aue, Braunschweig, 1989.
  • Michael Höhle: University and Reformation: the University of Frankfurt (Oder) from 1506 to 1550 , 2002, p. 59.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ This is the church of the former convent Bridge Mary Magdalene, which was demolished in 1884 in Mulhouse, see. among others [1]
  2. ↑ Michael Höhle: University and Reformation: the University of Frankfurt (Oder) from 1506 to 1550 , 2002, p. 59.
  3. ^ Germania sacra , Part 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, 1972, p. 399.
  4. ↑ Gottfried Wentz, Berent Schwineköper : Das Erzbistum Magdeburg , Part 1 Das Domstift St. Moritz in Magdeburg , 1972, p. 416.
  5. ↑ John Herrmann: Political correspondence of the Duke and Elector Moritz von Sachsen , Volume 68, Issue 3, Part 2, 1983
personal data
SURNAME Bila, Georg von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bila, Jorge von; Bylaw, Georg von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German canon and archbishop churchman of Magdeburg and owner of the spiritual fiefdom of St. Maria Magdalena on the bridge in Mühlhausen
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1559