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Jodokus Hodfilter (also Hodefilter; born January 14, 1500 in Osnabrück , † April 28, 1551 in Rome ) was Bishop of Lübeck .

Life

Hodfilter's tombstone in Rome

The son of a hatter lived in his youth as a Franciscan in Münster and Deventer . Through diligence, he was able to complete a course of study at the University of Cologne , which he completed with the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy . Then he was secretary and interpreter of the papal legate and Cardinal Laurentius Campegi († July 19, 1536 in Rome) on his trip through Germany. This opened up opportunities for him to obtain some canons and profitable benefices in German foundations. Among other things, he became provost of the Lübeck bishopric . Hodfilter enrolled in 1531 as a Doctor of Canon Law at the University of Bologna and later was an auditor of the Roman Rota .

In addition, he enjoyed the favor of Cardinal Alexander Farnese , whom he served as papal secretary in Rome, as did his successor Julius III. In absentia he was elected bishop of Lübeck in 1547, in the hope that he would free the diocese from the new evangelical doctrine. However, Hodfilter initially stayed in Rome at the papal court. Apparently he had decided in 1551 to take up his diocese. He asked the Pope to be allowed to keep his previous income, since the incomes of the diocese had been so reduced by the faith renewers that he would no longer have been able to live properly as a bishop. The Pope, however, denied him the request and interpreted it as insolence. However, he died shortly before his departure, so that he never took possession of his diocese. He was buried in Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome, where his tombstone is preserved.

literature

  • Johann Rudolph Becker : Cumbersome history of the imperial and the salvation. Roman Empire freyen city of Lübeck. Printed by Georg Christian Green, Lübeck, 1784, p. 123 ( online in the Google book search)
  • Eduard Vehse : History of the German Courts since the Reformation. Verlag Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg, 1860, Bd. 48, 6th section. The small German courts. 14 part The spiritual courts 4 part, p. 79 f. ( Online in Google Book Search)
  • Everhard Illigens : History of the Lübeck Church from 1530 - 1896, that is the history of the former diocese and the current Catholic community, as well as the Catholic bishops, canons and pastors of Lübeck from 1530 to 1896. Verlag Ferdinand Schöningk, Paderborn, 1896, p. 9-10

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in Deutsche Insschriften Online
predecessor Office successor
Balthasar Rantzau Bishop of Lübeck
1547–1551 		Theodor von Rheden
personal data
SURNAME Testicular filters, iodocus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Testicular filters, iodocus; Hoetfilter, Jodocus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Lübeck
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1500
PLACE OF BIRTH Osnabrück
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1551
Place of death Rome