Goswin von Marienberg
Goswin (* unknown; † after 1393 in the Marienberg Abbey) was a Benedictine monk and historian in the Marienberg Abbey near Burgeis .
Life
Not much is known about his life. His mother Irmgard gave him and his brother Albert as children into the care of the monks of Marienberg. His brother fell victim to the plague in 1348 . Goswin was ordained a priest in 1349 . He was appointed prior and in 1374 by Duke Leopold III. appointed court chaplain . Goswin fell ill with the plague that same year . In his chronicle he indicates that by the grace of God and the prayer of his confreres he has recovered. In 1393 the reports about his work break off, which probably indicates his death.
plant
Goswin's main work is the Registrum , a chronicle that describes the history of Marienberg and the prehistory of the convent from the late 11th century to 1393 on a largely documentary basis. In it, Goswin reports in detail to posterity about the events of the time. The history of the monastery in Marienberg is an important document of the monastic, but also secular development of the Upper Venosta Valley .
In the introduction to the work there is a calendar with the death dates of the benefactors - the necrology . The first chapter describes the establishment of a previous convent in Scuol in the Lower Engadine by Eberhard von Tarasp in the years 1089/96 and its subsequent relocation to St. Stephan above Burgeis in 1146 or to Marienberg around 1149/50. The second chapter contains the life and work of the abbots and the rights and ownership of the monastery. In the third part, Goswin records the documents of the popes and sovereigns. With this he wanted to underpin the monastery’s legal claims.
literature
- P. Goswin: Chronicle of the Marienberg Abbey . Published by Basilius Schwitzer. Wagner, Innsbruck 1880, ( Tirolische Geschistorquellen , Vol. 2, ZDB -ID 988258-3 ).
- Alfons Huber : Goswin von Marienberg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 411.
- Rainer Loose (Red.): 900 years of Marienberg. 1096-1996. Festschrift for the 900th anniversary of the St. Maria monastery (Schuls-Marienberg) . Tappeiner Verlag, Lana 1996, ISBN 88-7073-215-0 .
- Christine Roilo (edit.): The Registrum Goswin von Marienberg (= publications of the South Tyrolean Provincial Archives, 5). Wagner, Innsbruck 1996, ISBN 978-3-7030-0282-3 .
- Erich Wenneker : Goswin von Marienberg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 21, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , Sp. 508-511.
Web links
- Literature by and about Goswin von Marienberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Goswin de Marienberg in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Lothar Deplazes: Goswin von Marienberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Volume 1: By the year 1140 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2009, ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8 , p. 234, No. 266 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goswin von Marienberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Benedictine monk and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1349 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1393 |
| Place of death | Marienberg Abbey near Burgeis |