Heinrich von Raesfeld

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Heinrich von Raesfeld (* 1521 ; † April 7, 1573 ) was archdeacon , canon and thesaurar at the old cathedral in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Heinrich von Raesfeld came from the Westphalian noble family von Raesfeld , from which numerous well-known personalities emerged. Its members belonged to the Catholic faith . He was the son of Arnd von Raesfeld zu Hamern (* 1479, † 1567) and his wife Petronella von Merveldt († 1534). His siblings were Bernhard von Raesfeld (Prince-Bishop of Münster), the Münster canons Gottfried , Bitter , Arnd and Dietrich Franz , Johann (* 1509, ∞ Katharina von dem Berge), Anna (* 1510, nun of Überwasser), Bertra (1512– 1548, ∞ Wilhelm von Büren), Elisabeth (* 1515, Kanonisse in Recklinghausen), Goswin (* 1518, ∞ Elisabeth von dem Berge, sister of his sister-in-law Katharina), Ludger (* 1526–1503, Drost zu Wolbeck and Sassenberg) and Franz (* 1528, Canon of Mainz and Osnabrück).

Act

After waiving his brother Ludger became Henry on June 18, 1540 canonicate at the Old Cathedral in Munster . In December he enrolled at the Cologne Artist Faculty and was emancipated the following year. He became archdeacon , although he was not ordained a priest. Heinrich took over the cathedral winery on February 23, 1552 and held this office until 1556. From then on he was a thesaurary and remained in this office until his death. From 1557 he was also cathedral senior. Heinrich was also vicar in Dülmen , canon in Vreden and pastor in Rorup. He was buried in the cathedral cloister in front of the old cathedral opposite the grave of his brother Arnd.

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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.
  • Hermann Degering : Gottfried von Raesfeld. His gender, his life and his will. In: From the intellectual life and work in Westphalia. Festschrift for the opening of the new building of the Royal University Library in Münster (Westphalia) on November 3, 1906. Münster 1906, pp. 137–250. Digitized

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SURNAME Raesfeld, Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 1521
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1573