Johann Dederoth

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Johannes Dederoth (also: Johannes von Münden ; * in Münden ; † February 6, 1439 in Bursfelde ) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the monasteries Clus and Bursfelde .

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After studying in Erfurt , Johannes Dederoth entered the Benedictine Abbey of St. Blasius in Northeim . There he became a novice master .

On a trip to Rome , which he undertook because of disputes at his convent, he got to know the Italian reform efforts.

On July 21, 1430 John Dedenroth received the benediction of Abbot of the monastery Clus at Gandersheim in the Harz and soon began with the realization of his reform ideas. In 1433 he was elected abbot of the Bursfelde monastery near Hannoversch Münden and administered both monasteries with the consent of the abbess von Gandersheim.

In 1434 Dederoth traveled to Abbot Johannes Rode of St. Matthias in Trier , the reformer of the Rhenish monasteries, for advice and assistance . From him Dederoth received four reform monks, two each for Bursfelde and Clus. With them he continued his reform project.

Johannes Dederoth died of the plague in 1439.

Under his successor, Abbot Johannes von Hagen († 1469), several monasteries joined together for a common worship service and way of life; this was the beginning of the Bursfeld Congregation , which had been initiated by Johannes Dederoth.

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SURNAME Dederoth, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dederoth, Johannes; Münden, Johannes von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Benedictine monk and abbot of the Clus and Bursfelde monasteries
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Münden
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1439
Place of death Bursfelde