Jakob Baumann (Abbot)
Jakob Baumann (* approx. 1491 ; † 1562 ) was the last abbot of the Cistercian monastery Dargun .
Baumann came from Stendal and had been a porter and monk of the Cistercian monastery in Himmelpfort before his election as abbot of Dargun in 1549 . On March 6, 1552 he accepted the secularization of Dargun Monastery without resistance ; then became the first Protestant pastor in nearby Röcknitz , later called Dargun, and married.
literature
- Gerhard Schlegel: The Cistercian Monastery Dargun 1172–1552 (= Studies on the Catholic Diocese and Monastery History , Volume 22). St. Benno Verlag, Leipzig 1980.
Web links
- "Jakob Buvmann" (GSN: 002-00596-001), in: Germania Sacra, http://personendatenbank.germania-sacra.de/index/gsn/002-00596-001 (accessed: May 22, 2020).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumann, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | last abbot of the Cistercian monastery Dargun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1491 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1562 |