Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld

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Sarcophagus of St. Hermann Joseph in the basilica of the Steinfeld monastery
Anthony van Dyck , Vision of the Blessed Hermann Joseph, 1630
Madonna of Hermann Joseph in St. Maria im Kapitol , Cologne, with apples

The mystic Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld (* around 1150 in Cologne ; † April 7, 1241 or 1252 in the Hoven monastery near Zülpich ) is a Catholic saint from the Premonstratensian order .

Life

Born into a poor family in Cologne Hermann Joseph was twelve years Prämonstratenser - canon at Steinfeld monastery ( Kall ). After training in Mariengaarde (German: Mariengarten) near Hallum ( Ferwerderadiel ), he returned to Steinfeld and was ordained a priest . He then worked as a pastor in Steinfeld and the surrounding area and became sexton of the monastery.

He was best known for his mystical marriage to Mary , the Mother of God , which earned him the nickname Joseph. Even before he was accepted as a canon , he is said to have brought apples as a gift to the statue of Our Lady in the Church of St. Maria in the Capitol in Cologne . Since then he has also been referred to as the "apple saint". Traditionally, apples are regularly placed on the tomb in the basilica in Steinfeld as well as under the statue of Mary in the choir of St. Maria in the Capitol.

Hermann Joseph died while attending pastoral care in the sister monastery in Hoven near Zülpich.

The most important source about the life of St. Hermann Joseph is a vita that a Steinfeld brother, probably the prior at the time , wrote in Latin shortly after the saint's death.

Works (selection)

These hymns are attributed to the saint:

  • Jesu dulcis et decore (Hymn to Jesus Christ)
  • Gaude, plaude, clara Rosa (Great Mother of God Hymn)
  • O vernantes Christi Rosae (hymn to the companions of St. Ursula of Cologne )

The following writings of Saint Hermann Joseph have been lost:

Adoration

Long venerated as a saint, the canonization was requested in 1626 by Archbishop Ferdinand of Cologne and Emperor Ferdinand II ; officially Hermann Joseph was given saint status on August 11, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. awarded (the public announcement took place in 1960).

Hermann Joseph's grave in Steinfeld Monastery is now a well-known pilgrimage site . He is regarded as the patron saint of watchmakers (because of the corresponding manual skills), mothers and children.

The Hermann-Josef-Brunnen, designed by Wilhelm Albermann , stands on the Cologne Waidmarkt . Here the young Hermann offers the baby Jesus an apple in the arms of Maria.

Others

  • Attributes: Carrying a chalice with three roses.
  • Name day : May 21
  • The composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann , who was educated in Steinfeld Monastery, dedicated the Requiem for a young poet (1967-69) to the saint .

Sources and literature

swell

  • John Chrysostomus van der Sterre: Lilium inter spinas. Vita B. Josephi Presbyteri et Canonici Steinfeldensis Ordinis Premonstratensis. Antwerp 1627.
  • De B. Hermanno Iosepho, Ord. Praemonstrat. Steinfeldiae in Germania. In: Acta Sanctorum. Aprilis. Collecta, digesta, illustrata, a Godefrido Henschenio et Daniele Papebrochio e Societate Iesu. Tomus I quo priores X dies continentur. Antwerp 1675, p. 682 ff.
  • Life and miracles of St. Hermanni Josephi Priests and Canons of the Canonical Praemonstratensian Order in the Abbey of Steinfeld / Cöllnischer Dioeces. Cologne 1748 (German translation of the Vita).

literature

  • Michael Bangert: Saint Hermann Joseph . In: Lexicon of saints and veneration of saints . Lexicon for theology and the church compact. tape 1 , Person Part A - H. Herder Verlag , Freiburg im Breisgau 2003, ISBN 3-451-28191-0 , Sp. 658 f .
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 755-756.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • Joseph Brosch: Hermann Joseph . The Saint of Our Lady. Second edition. Salvator-Verlag, Steinfeld 1951.
  • W. Deinhardt: Hermann Joseph . In: Michael Buchberger (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . Second, revised edition of the ecclesiastical palm dictionary. Fourth volume (Filippini to Heviter). Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1932.
  • Kurt Huber:  Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 651 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Karl Koch, Eduard Hegel : The Vita of the Premonstratensian Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld. A contribution to the hagiography and piety history of the high Middle Ages (= Eduard Hegel [Hrsg.]: Colonia Sacra. Studies and research on the history of the church in the Archdiocese of Cologne. Volume 3). Pick Verlag, Cologne 1958.
  • Hermann Josef Kugler : Hermann Josef von Steinfeld (around 1160-1241) in the context of Christian mysticism. EOS Verlag, Archabbey St. Ottilien 1992, ISBN 3-88096-651-6 .
  • Bernward Meisterjahn: Saint Hermann Josef von Steinfeld . Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Munich / Zurich 1987.
  • Vera Schauber, Hanns Michael Schindler: saints and namesake in the course of the year. Pattloch-Verlag, 1992. Augsburg: Weltbild-Verlag. P. 240 f.
  • Heinrich Schmidt: Steinfeld. The former Premonstratensian Abbey. Ratingen 1951.
  • Devotional exercise in honor of St. Hermann Joseph, priest of the Premonstratensian Order in Steinfeld Abbey . Stahl, Düsseldorf 1816 ( digitized version ).

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personal data
SURNAME Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld
BRIEF DESCRIPTION catholic saint
DATE OF BIRTH around 1150
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1241 or 1252
Place of death Hoven Monastery near Zülpich