Heinrich Mandixen

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Heinrich Mandixen , also Latinized Mandixius or Mandictius (* September 1536 in Flensburg , † March 8, 1581 in Braunsberg ) was a German Jesuit .

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Heinrich Mandixen was the son of Flensburg mayor Marcus Mandixen († July 7, 1567) and his wife Metta, née Holst. He first attended a school in Flensburg and at the age of 13 moved to the Johanneum Lüneburg , where he stayed for five years. In August 1555 he enrolled as Henricus Mandictius together with his brother Matthias to study at the University of Rostock . He studied there for five years and dealt with civil law for the last two years. He then studied in Paris, where he devoted himself to theology after a short time. In 1562 he converted from the Protestant to the Catholic faith. He himself stated that he later studied law at the University of Cologne for three years , but is not listed there in the matriculation. His visits to several universities remained without an academic degree.

Mandixen then worked for a year as a preceptor of a nobleman and went back to Flensburg. He lived there for three years and studied the writings of Church Fathers and other theological texts. He himself said that he had read reports from the mission from India in Cologne and then considered becoming a member of the Jesuit order. He followed the advice not to do this, but has since wanted to devote himself entirely to religion. He made a vow to God that he would remain chaste and refused to marry a wealthy widow, to which friends urged him. Then he went via Danzig to the Catholic Braunsberg , confessed to a Jesuit priest and took the retreat . On April 17, 1572 he asked to join the order.

On June 5, 1572 Mandixen took his first vow and then worked as a novice in Braunsberg and Wilna . In May 1574 he went to Flensburg, probably to clarify personal matters. In August 1754 he stayed in Braunsberg again and gave the college around 100 guilders, which was probably his inheritance. The following year he received a visit from a nephew in Vilnius. In 1576 he was proposed to be ordained a priest during a stay in Pultusk , which the administration of the order did not approve until after September 1577.

The Catholic mission in the north was dominated by Laurentius Nicolai Norvegus and Antonio Possevino during Mandixen's time . In 1579, to complement the Lyceum Hosianum in Braunsberg, a papal alumnate was established , which, financed by the Holy See, preferred to receive Nordic clergy. Mandixen worked here until his death.

Mandixen had contacts with Lütke's name , who probably also had religious influence on him. Name's parents had designated Mandixen's father as one of their executors, and in 1552, Namen advised his father to give Mandixen a grant to study in Rostock or Leuven. After the death of Marcus Mandixen, his son took over the task of executor. He arranged the name of the library, for which the name had previously sought to change the father's will. So a college for the training of Catholic clergy should be created, to which he wanted to bequeath the library.

Name could not realize his plans for college and library due to church conditions. Instead, he was forced to approve the construction of a new Lutheran Latin school. In 1574 he tried unsuccessfully to get the deed of foundation from the city council in order to still be able to implement his project. At the same time he asked Mandixen's brother, presumably disappointed, to repay the scholarship granted to Heinrich Mandixen by his parents. Mandixen himself died of an epidemic and did very little for his compatriots.

literature

  • Vello Helk : Mandixen, Heinrich . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , pages 155-156.

Individual evidence

  1. Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal
  2. Vello Helk: Mandixen, Henry . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , page 155.
  3. Vello Helk: Mandixen, Henry . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , page 155.
  4. Vello Helk: Mandixen, Henry . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , page 155.
  5. Vello Helk: Mandixen, Henry . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , pages 155-156.
  6. Vello Helk: Mandixen, Henry . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , page 156.
  7. Vello Helk: Mandixen, Henry . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , page 156.