Irmgard von Chiemsee

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Statue of Irmgard in the Buchau collegiate church
Tumba Irmgards in the Abbey Church of the Sacrifice of the Virgin Mary of the Frauenchiemsee Monastery

Irmgard or Irmengard von Chiemsee , also Irmgard von Buchau or Ermengard (* between 831 and 833 in Regensburg ; † July 16, 866 in Frauenchiemsee ) was a daughter of King Ludwig the German and his wife, the Guelph Duchess Hemma and thus a great-granddaughter of Charles Huge.

Life

The nickname “von Buchau” comes from the fact that her father gave her the Benedictine monastery Buchau on the island of Buchau in the Federsee in Württemberg as a benefice. She had already been brought up there with her three sisters and presumably also entered as a nun. It seems doubtful, however, whether she has already been abbess in Buchau.

Before 857 she moved to the Benedictine convent Frauenchiemsee (also: Frauenwörth), probably already in the function of abbess. Your task was to that of Tassilo III. founded, but meanwhile neglected and half-ruined monastery to rebuild and expand. This earned her the reputation of being the “second donor” of the monastery.

Adoration

The fact that her bones were buried in a marble coffin under the south-western pillar of the Cathedral of the Sacrifice of Mary indicates that she was worshiped.

Head of the Blessed Irmgard von Chiemsee, Irmgard Chapel

There is other evidence of Irmengard's admiration for the early 11th century. A grave slab made at this time depicts their veneration as blessed or saints. A lead tablet from the same period is labeled as follows:

“Here rests Irmingard, the daughter of Ludwig, the exalted king, the exceedingly blessed virgin. ... seen at the time of Abbess Tuta. Previously she had presided over (the monastery) for many years. "

The exact date of her death is also documented in the same place: “On July 16, she laid her earthly body.” This tablet was found when her bones were raised from her original grave on October 17, 1631. Surprisingly, it was found that the head was missing from the otherwise intact skeleton. This was after the first opening to 1004/1010 by Abbot Gerhard von Seeon , who had caused this opening Seeon been brought. There was no public veneration there until the 17th century, so that the process was forgotten in both Frauenwörth and Seeon.

When Cardinal Faulhaber initiated the beatification process in 1922 , the grave was opened for the third time and at the same time the head relic was brought back from Seeon to Frauenwörth. At this point in time, however, the togetherness could not yet be scientifically proven.

It was not until April 27, 2003, that the bones and skull of the Blessed Irmengard were brought together in a festive ceremony in a glass shrine in the Frauenwörth monastery church. This was preceded by a scientific investigation using DNA analysis to determine whether the bones in Frauenwörth belonged to the skull relic in the nearby Seeon Abbey . This examination had given a positive result.

Relics are also in Buchau, which were subjected to a DNA analysis in 2003.

The Irmengard veneration was not until 1928 by Pius XI. officially recognized, on July 17, 1929 he was beatified.

Remembrance day

Her remembrance day is July 16 , in Frauenwörth itself Irmengard Day is celebrated on the Sunday before or after July 16. It is highlighted in the regional calendar of Rottenburg and in the regional calendar of Munich and Freising as well as in the regional calendar of the Archdiocese of Salzburg. From the beatification to the calendar reform, the liturgical day of remembrance was postponed to July 17, because on July 16 the day of remembrance of "Our Lady of Mount Carmel" had a higher liturgical rank.

Representation in art

Blessed Irmgard (1641) on her grave in the Frauenchiemsee Minster

In art she is shown in the habit of the Benedictine nuns, crowned with a rulebook and abbot's staff or with the heart in hand. A bell and the campanile on Fraueninsel are also among her attributes.

literature

Web links

Commons : Irmgard von Chiemsee  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Blessed Irmengard. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 4, 2019 ; accessed on February 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.frauenwoerth.de
  2. ↑ Joachim Schäfer: Article Irmgard von Chiemsee, from the Ecumenical Saint Lexicon - https://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienI/Irmengard_von_Chiemsee.html , accessed on February 5, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Irmgard von Chiemsee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Irmengard von Chiemsee; Irmgard von Buchau
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbess in Frauenchiemsee
DATE OF BIRTH between 831 and 833
PLACE OF BIRTH regensburg
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 866
Place of death Frauenchiemsee