Gerhard von der Mark

Gerhard von der Mark (* 1220 ; † August 11, 1272 ) was Bishop of Münster from 1261 to 1272 .

Gerhard was a younger son of Count Adolf I von der Mark from his marriage to Irmgard von Geldern , daughter of Count Otto I. Bishop Gerhard inaugurated the St. Paulus Cathedral in Münster in 1264 and was a sponsor of the Minorite Monastery in Münster, which he placed under the patronage of St. Catharine. In 1270, the bishop destroyed Groß Schonebeck Castle in Wierling, which was rebuilt despite his prohibition. In 1271 he had Vischering Castle built.

According to tradition, the introduction of the Feast of Corpus Christi in the diocese of Münster went back to Bishop Gerhard von der Mark.

literature

• A. Tibus: When was the cathedral in Münster consecrated by Bishop Gerhard von der Mark? In: Westphalian magazine . Volume 24. 1864
• Wilhelm Kohl : The dioceses of the church province Cologne. The diocese of Münster 7.3. The diocese (= Germania Sacra , New Series 37.3). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-11-017592-4 , pp. 327–339 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

Web links

• Gerhard von der Mark in the personal register of the Germania Sacra online
• Genealogy Middle Ages: Gerhard von der Mark
• Link to the history of the Heimatverein Senden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ It has not been conclusively clarified whether Count Adolf married only once or twice before, cf. the article on Count Adolf I. von der Mark, section "Family".

predecessor	Office	successor
Wilhelm I of Holte	Bishop of Munster 1261–1272	Everhard von Diest