Heinrich von Galen (Canon)

Heinrich von Galen (* unknown; † March 23, 1622 ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and canon in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Numerous important and well-known personalities have emerged from the Westphalian noble family von Galen , which is one of the most important in the Duchy of Münster . In the 16th century it partially sympathized with the Reformation , but later became Catholic again . Heinrich von Galen was born the son of Dietrich von Galen zu Bisping († 1592) and his wife Bernharda Wolff. His sister Fridach was a canon in Freckenhorst . The later Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen was his nephew, as was the Chamberlain Johann Heinrich von Galen . His niece Hedwig (1621-1683) was abbess in Borghorst .

Act

With the receipt of the tonsure on August 8, 1593, Heinrich was prepared for a spiritual life. After the Turnar Wennemar ash Brock him for Dompräbende had presented Droste zu Loburg the canon Jobst, he took this on August 11, 1593 possession. With the revolt to the sexes Galen, Wolff, Volenspit and Freitag he was emancipated the next day. Heinrich completed his studies in Paris and entered the service of Elector Ernst on December 11, 1598 as court squire . The cathedral chapter received on 17 July 1607 by the city of Cologne, a display, according to Henry's brother Dietrich on 15 February 1607 hereditary marshal Gerhard Morrien have stabbed. Chapter members arrested Heinrich, but released him on October 16. His brother Dietrich, however, was sentenced to twelve years' arrest, which he served at Bevergern Castle . He later became a hereditary marshal of Courland and acquired extensive goods here. On May 2nd, 1609 Heinrich was elected provost of St. Mauritz in Münster , received the minor orders on May 28th, 1609 and became subdeacon on June 9th . After the death of Canon Johannes von Velen , Heinrich opted for the obedience of Leppering . On February 15, 1622, Heinrich gave his siblings, his son Heinrich (* around 1605) and his maid Gertrud, with whom he had lived in a concubinage , in his will.

Others

In 1613 Heinrich donated an altar for the Münster cathedral , which had its place on the southern outer wall of the choir aisle, opposite the astronomical clock. The building was provided with a Renaissance epitaph. In 1825 it was torn down together with three other altars and given away to the pastor of Enniger. In 1860 the parish of Bokel bought this epitaph.

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• The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canons, page 19ff. Digitized.

Web links

• Heinrich von Galen personal database at Germania Sacra
• Von Galen personal database at Germania Sacra