Hermann von Langen (cathedral dean, 1484)
Hermann von Langen (* 1417 ; † February 23, 1484 in Münster ) was cathedral dean in Münster .
Life
Origin and family
Hermann von Langen came from the Westphalian noble family von Langen and was the son of Egbert I von Langen zu Rheine (1375–1423) and his wife Jutta Budde (1385–1435). His brother Bernd (Bernd II.) Was a squire and Burgmann zu Steinfurt and married to the nobility of Helmstede called Kulen. The future cathedral dean Hermann von Langen emerged from the marriage. Dietrich, Hermann's other brother, was with Sophie NN. married. The sons Rudolf (important early humanist) and Hermann (Canon) came from the marriage .
Act
In 1433, Hermann completed a law degree in Cologne . As a canon of Münster, he is first recorded on April 6, 1443. In the following year he was appointed cathedral scholaster . In this function he was responsible for the management of the cathedral school . On May 17, 1449 he was first mentioned as a cathedral dean. In 1450 he was appointed executor of the will by Bishop Heinrich von Moers along with other capitulars . On December 10, 1456, the bishop was elected in Ahaus . Hermann also took part in the election of Erich I of Münster . His election as provost of St. Mauritz in Münster fell on December 2, 1471. Hermann took his oath of office on January 9, 1472. He was also a member of the cathedral calendar and owner of the archdeaconate in Bocholt. Hermann was an educated person. He did a great job of training his nephew Rudolf and got him a canon of the cathedral in Münster at an early age .
Others
Hermann was one of the benefactors of the Fraterhaus in Münster . He laid the first stone for the new church and gave 20 gold guilders. Together with canon Johann Stael , he is also the founder of the Annunciation, which was originally located in Liesborn Abbey and is now in the National Gallery of London .
swell
- 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.
- Adalbert Parmet: Rudolf von Langen: life and collected poems of the first Münster humanist . Münster 1869, pp. 153-161; ( Digital scan of the noble family von Langen with the diamonds ).
Web links
- Hermann von Langen personal database at Germania Sacra
- Von Langen's personal database at Germania Sacra
Individual evidence
- ^ Germania Sacra , Wilhelm Kohl : NF 17.2, Das Bistum Münster 4.2, p. 120
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langen, Hermann von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cathedral Dean in Münster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1417 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1484 |
| Place of death | Muenster |