Jaroslaw Ignaz von Sternberg
Jaroslaw Ignaz von Sternberg (also: Jaroslaw Ignaz Reichsgraf von Sterberg ; Czech: Jaroslav Ignác Šternberk ; born May 23, 1641 in Prague ; † April 12, 1709 ) was Bishop of Leitmeritz .
Life
His parents were Wenzel Georg Graf von Sternberg , imperial councilor and state judge, and Ursula Polyxena, née. from Martinitz . Jaroslaw had been canon in Passau from 1662 and studied theology in Prague and Rome. His ordination was probably in 1668.
After the death of the first Leitmeritz bishop Maximilian Rudolf von Schleinitz , Emperor Leopold I nominated Jaroslaw Ignaz Sternberg as his successor on October 30, 1675. The papal approval of June 22nd, 1676 followed on September 13th. J. the enthronement.
In addition to his episcopal duties, Jaroslaw Ignaz von Sternberg promoted the holding of popular missions . With the intended restriction of the patronage rights, which also included the filling of the priestly and chaplain positions, he could not get his way. He had to withdraw the interdict imposed on the episcopal city in this connection on orders from the sovereign.
During his term of office there was a lot of building activity, for which the builder Giulio Broggio and later his son Octavio Broggio were appointed diocesan builders . In addition to the renovation and construction of numerous churches, the episcopal residence was also built in 1689–1701. The cathedral construction begun under Sternberg's predecessor was completed and inaugurated in 1781. Sternberg was buried in it after his death.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Sternberg, Jaroslaw (1643–1709) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 38th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1879, p. 276 ( digitized version ).
- Kurt A. Huber. In: Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1648–1803 , ISBN 3-428-06763-0 , pp. 488–489
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Rudolf von Schleinitz |
Bishop of Leitmeritz 1676 - 1709 |
Hugo Franz von Königsegg-Rothenfels |
Maximilian Rudolf von Schleinitz | Jaroslaw Ignaz von Sternberg | Hugo Franz von Königsegg-Rothenfels | Johann Adam Wratislaw von Mitrowitz | Moritz Adolf Karl of Saxony-Zeitz-Neustadt | Emmanuel Ernst von Waldstein | Ferdinand Kindermann von Schulstein | Wenceslaus Leopold Chlumčanský from Přestavlk | Josef Franz Hurdálek | Vincenz Eduard Milde | Augustin I. Bartolomäus Hille | Augustine II. Pavel Vahala | Anton Frind | Emmanuel Johann Schöbel | Josef Gross | Anton Alois Weber | Štěpán Trochta | Sedis vacancy 1974–1989 | Josef Koukl | Pavel Posád | Jan Baxant
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sternberg, Jaroslaw Ignaz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sterberg, Jaroslaw Ignaz Reichsgraf von; Šternberk, Jaroslav Ignác |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Leitmeritz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1641 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1709 |