Jodocus mat clod

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Jodocus Mattenklodt (* in the 17th century in Geseke ; † 1698 ) was a German historian and Augustinian priest .

Life

Mattenklodt, grandson of the judge Hermann Mattenklodt, came from a Gesek family of dignitaries and is considered the oldest historian in the city. As a young man he entered the Paderborn monastery in Böddeken . The Augustinian canon wrote down in ten chapters what he had found in older news about Geseke and other Westphalian cities such as Paderborn, Rüthen , Soest and Brilon , but he also recorded events of his lifetime as a chronicler. His history of the city of Geseke remained unfinished because he was recalled from his work to an important pastoral task in Unna .

Mattenklodt wrote in Latin, which he apparently valued very much. Accordingly, he adorned his historical and chronic texts with many Latin poems and epigrams . The historian tried to disguise the authorship of his poetry, for example by pretending to have Hadrianus Junius as the author.


literature

  • Ulrich Grun : Praise for the Geseker - ridicule for the Hessians. An enigmatic poem by Father Jodocus Mattenklodt. In: Soest district (ed.): Calendar of the Soest district , Soest 2008, pp. 84–85.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ulrich Grun: Praise for the Geseker - ridicule for the Hessians. An enigmatic poem by Father Jodocus Mattenklodt . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . 2008, ZDB -ID 619151-4 , p. 84 .
  2. ↑ Ulrich Grun: Praise for the Geseker - ridicule for the Hessians. An enigmatic poem by Father Jodocus Mattenklodt . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . 2008, ZDB -ID 619151-4 , p. 84 .
personal data
SURNAME Mattenklodt, Jodocus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and Augustinian priest
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Geseke
DATE OF DEATH 1698