Gerold Haimb
Gerold Haimb (born October 23, 1678 in Stühlingen as Johann Martin Haimb ; † February 26, 1751 in Muri ) was a Swiss Benedictine monk . From 1723 until his death he was prince abbot of the Muri monastery in the free offices (in today's canton of Aargau ).
biography
His parents were Martin Haimb, innkeeper and mayor of Stühlingen, and Barbara Thienger. After the father died early, the mother married the secretary of the Rheinau monastery . The family later moved to the Kommende von Hitzkirch . Gregor Haimb went to school in Beromünster Abbey , later he attended the Jesuit school in Lucerne and the monastery school in Muri. He initially considered joining the Jesuits , but then decided on the Benedictines. In 1699 Haimb made his profession , in 1702 he was ordained a priest . After graduating, he worked from 1703 as a professor of theology and philosophy. In addition, he was in charge of the Bünzen parish from 1711 to 1713 . From 1716 he was also the secretary of the Swiss Benedictine Congregation .
In 1717 he was appointed dean . At the request of Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirtzbach , the prince-bishop of Basel , Haimb was to become abbot of the Mariastein monastery in 1719 , which he refused. Finally, on September 27, 1723, two weeks after the death of Plazidus Zurlauben , he was elected second prince abbot of Muri. Haimb rounded off the ruling territory of the abbey on the upper Neckar ; The village of Dettingen was acquired in 1725, and the Neckarhausen manor in 1743 (both located near Horb am Neckar ).
From 1743 Haimb had the monastery church rebuilt under his predecessor refurbished in rococo style, with the exception of the large organ and the choir stalls. This included the high altar, the side altars, the altars of the catacomb saints Leontius and Benedikt Martyr, as well as the pulpit and the epitaph of the Habsburg family . The abbot's chapel also received a new facility. The Castle Horben on the Lindenberg , the former summer residence and rest home of monks, received its present shape.
Haimb was often involved in legal proceedings during his tenure. The provincial bailiffs of the federal umbrella places often demanded costly property adjustments in order to be able to control the property and the land interest income of the monastery. Be particularly persistent, the reformed proved Bernese bailiff Franz Ludwig Müller, but also the Catholic regions contributed their part to do so. According to the monastery chronicler Leodegar Mayer, the process expenditure should have totaled almost 27,000 guilders . In addition, there was a fraud amounting to 4,000 guilders by the Chancellor Johann Rudolf Kreuel.
literature
- Albert Bruckner : Helvetia Sacra. Volume III. 1972, p. 941.
- Bruno Meier: The Muri Monastery - History and Present of the Benedictine Abbey . here + now , Baden 2011, ISBN 978-3-03919-215-1 .
Web links
- Anton Wohler: Haimb, Gerold. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Meier: The Muri Monastery. P. 92.
- ↑ Meier: The Muri Monastery. P. 40.
- ↑ Meier: The Muri Monastery. Pp. 89-91.
- ↑ Meier: The Muri Monastery. P.56.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Plazidus Zurlauben |
Abbot of Muri 1723–1751 |
Fridolin II. Kopp |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haimb, Gerold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haimb, Johann Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Benedictine monk, prince abbot of the Muri monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1678 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuehlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1751 |
| Place of death | Muri |