Heinrich Tocke
Heinrich Tocke , also Toke , (* around 1390 in Bremen ; † June 27, 1454 in Magdeburg ) was a German theologian of the late Middle Ages.
Life
Tocke studied philosophy and theology at the universities in Erfurt and Rostock . In 1419 he became dean of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Rostock and in 1424 rector of the university. He was friends with Heinrich von Geismar . In 1426 he received his doctorate in Erfurt as Dr. theol. and received his appointment as canon in the cathedral chapter of Magdeburg Cathedral . The office was connected with the newly created cathedral preacher . In 1432 he took part in the Council of Basel as envoy of the Archbishop of Magdeburg, Günther , and had a not inconsiderable part in the settlement with Bohemia. From 1434 Tocke was at least formally a lecturer at Bremen Cathedral , but also a proven participant in several diets from 1438 and, in connection with these, tried to settle the council with Pope Eugene IV .
In 1441 Tocke returned to Magdeburg and continued to work intensively to reform the Catholic Church. From 1443 on, his special struggle was against the blood miracle of Wilsnack, protected by the Magdeburg suffragan diocese , the diocese of Havelberg under its bishop Konrad von Lintorff . The support received in this fight from the papal legate Nikolaus von Kues , who even forbade the pilgrimage to Wilsnack in 1451 , did not make these efforts successful. After a series of mutual excommunications between Magdeburg and Havelberg, Pope Nicholas V ended the dispute in March 1453 and granted the Brandenburg Elector Friedrich II , who was personally present in Rome at the time, a number of privileges, including a new confirmation of the pilgrimage to the Holy Blood of Wilsnack.
Works
- The Wolfenbüttler Rapularius (1st part), selection edition , partly in Latin, Monumenta Germaniae Historica Vol. 17, Hannover: Hahnsche Buchhandlung 2002, ISBN 3-7752-1017-2 (The second and third parts of this manuscript of an encyclopedic memorabilia book come from Result of more recent research by his successor in the Magdeburg cathedral chapter Thomas Cornucervinus.)
References and comments
literature
- Karl Janicke: Tocke, Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 411 f.
- Detlef Metz: Toke, Heinrich. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 286-288.
- Bernd Moeller , Bruno Jahn (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia of Theology and the Churches. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2005, ISBN 978-3-11-183596-9 , p. 619.
- Hildegund Hölzel-Ruggiu: The preacher dr. theol. Heinrich Toke. In: Volker Mertens , Hans-Jochen Schiewer, Regina Dorothea Schiewer, Wolfram Schneider-Lastin (eds.): Sermon in context. de Gruyter, Berlin 2008, pp. 523-543.
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Tocke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Toke, Heinrich in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Heinrich Toke in the personal register of the Germania Sacra online
- Review of the Rapularius edition by Hildegund Hölzel-Ruggiu (PDF file; 70 kB)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Voss |
Rector of the University of Rostock SS 1424 |
Dietrich Zukow |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tocke, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Toke, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1390 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1454 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg |