Gottfried Borninck
Gottfried Borninck , Latinized according to his origins, Gotfridus de Nym (* around 1373 in Nieheim ; † May 8, 1453 in Hildesheim ), was a north German cleric and a leading figure in the devotional movement Devotio moderna , which allowed a mystical relationship with Christ with an ascetic and humble lifestyle wanted to connect. He was a confidante of the monastery reformer of the Windesheim congregation Johannes Busch and the driving force behind the founding of the Herford and Hildesheim branch of the Brothers of Common Life . From about 1416 to 1426 he lived in the Herford convent, later in the Hildesheim foundation. The Hildesheim brothers and sisters Bernhard von Büderich and Peter Dieburg describe him in their chronicle works as the leading figure of the movement through his devotional work in book production, his visionary view of Christ and his charismatic pastoral work.
literature
- Ernst Barnikol : Studies on the history of the brothers from common life . Tübingen 1917, pp. 77-111
- Ernst Barnikol: Gottfried (brother Gottfried). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 669 ( digitized version ).
- Jochen Bepler : The Hildesheimer Brotherhood . In: The Diocese of Hildesheim in the past and present , 64th year, Hildesheim 1996, p. 107
Individual evidence
- ↑ so Jochen Bepler; Ernst Barnikol in the NDB: "Surname unknown"
- ↑ so in the privilege of Bishop Magnus for the Hildesheim Fraterherren branch in 1439 (Bepler p. 107)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borninck, Gottfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gotfridus de Nym |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North German clergyman, leader of the Devotio moderna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1373 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Never home |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1453 |
| Place of death | Hildesheim |