Johann Flugi of Aspermont

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Johann Flugi von Aspermont (1595–1661) Prince-Bishop of Chur 1636–1661

Johann Flugi von Aspermont (born December 13, 1595 in La Punt-Chamues-ch , Upper Engadin , † January 24, 1661 in Chur ) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Chur .

family

The Flugi family of aristocrats was mentioned in St. Moritz in the 15th century. It is said to come from Bohemia , where you can trace the plow to the 7th century. From the 16th to the 18th century, the Flugi were officials in the Valtellina and landmen (mayors) in the Upper Engadin . The Veltliner Line was elevated to baronial status in 1697 . Nicolaus Flugi , Field Marshal in Naples , founded the Italian line; there are branches of the family in France and the Netherlands .

The Aspermont , who perhaps immigrated to the Engadin from Bavaria , disappeared from Raetia in the middle of the 14th century . Johann Flugi (1550–1627) probably acquired the title of nobility from Aspermont in 1606 .

Life

Johann Flugi was the son of the bishop's court master and captain to Fürstenburg Andreas Flugi (from Aspermont) and his wife Anna Danz from Zuoz . He studied at the Swiss College (Collegium Helveticum - Collegio Elvetico) in Milan and at the papal Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum in Rome. In 1621 he received his doctorate in theology from the University of Pavia . As early as 1612 he became domiciliary in Chur. In 1621 he was ordained a priest in the castle chapel at Fürstenburg, presumably from his uncle Johann V. Flugi, Bishop of Chur . From 1624 to 1630 he was a pastor in Vinschgau, then he became provost of the cathedral in Chur.

On February 1, 1636, the Chur cathedral chapter elected Johann Flugi von Aspermont as the successor to Joseph Mohr von Zernez, who died on August 6, 1635, as the new bishop of Chur. After a review, Pope Urban VIII confirmed this election on September 22, 1636. He was ordained a bishop on December 14, 1636, the Apostolic Nuncio in Switzerland, Archbishop Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas , and he was named John VI. enthroned in his diocese.

As lord of Grossengstingen (as Chur engstingen , belonging to the secular state rulership of the diocese of Chur), legitimate spiritual prince since 1645, he took part in the peace congress in 1648 in Münster and Osnabrück . Negotiations with representatives of the Reichstag and the nuncio in Cologne Fabio Chigi, later Pope Alexander VII , to regain the lost rights in his prince-bishopric, even partially, failed.

The Capuchins brought to the diocese by his predecessor were under his special protection . Expelled from some parts of the diocese and from the city of Chur, they established hospitals and new monasteries in other parts .

With the implementation of the plans drawn up by Nuncio Hieronymus Farnese in 1641/42 and endorsed by the Holy See to reduce the high debts of the diocese, there were disputes with the Benedictine abbeys . Together with their incorporated parishes, they should contribute a third (20,000 florins ) to the repayment of the debt  . An agreement was only reached in 1659 and again eight years later, on October 1, 1667, the agreed sum of 4,000 florins was transferred to the diocese treasury.

Despite the tight budget, he had the cathedral renovated and a new crypt built for the bishops.

Following the example of his uncle, he visited the parishes of his diocese, reorganized the priestly chapters and demanded regular deanery meetings, which he also attended himself. He established new parishes and with the establishment of regular religious instruction in Sunday and holiday schools in 1655 he achieved a satisfactory situation in catechesis for children and adults . He was also a special promoter of priestly formation .

As an accomplished diocesan historian and archivist , he campaigned for the careful keeping of parish registers (recording in baptismal, confirmation, marriage and death books).

During a tour of the construction site of the episcopal palace, the renovation of which he initiated in 1660, he was so seriously injured in a wall collapse on January 7, 1661 that he died on the 24th of the same month. He found his final resting place in the new bishop's crypt in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Chur.

“The main concern of the Council of Trent , based on a spiritual and spiritual renewal in the clergy, to achieve a renewed upswing in faith among the people through zealous pastors, was under John VI. Flugi has been reached from Aspermont "

- Albert Fischer : Johann VI. Flugi von Aspermont 1636–1661

Episcopal coat of arms

Coat of arms of Prince-Bishop Johann VI. Flugi from Aspermont

The coat of arms is divided into four and shows in fields 1 and 4 on a white / silver background a black Alpine ibex , placed on the right / left, the coat of arms of the Principality of Chur (Association of Gods ); in fields 2 and 3 also divided into four at the front, three white / silver swan's heads on a blue background, the Flugi family coat of arms on a black background, a white / silver crossbar, the Aspermont family coat of arms. At the bottom the coats of arms are opposite. The heart shield shows a three-lobed white / silver gonfanon = (church flag) on top with three silver rings, the coat of arms of the Werdenberg-Sargans family .

Above the shield cross, miter, crosier and sword, insignia of spiritual and secular power.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ RambowGenealogie - Collection Rhaetian gender or genealogical representation of different families from Grisons
  2. ↑ Silvio Margadant: Flugi (from Aspermont). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  3. ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volume 4, p. 170
predecessor Office successor
Joseph Mohr von Zernez Bishop of Chur
1636–1661 		Ulrich VI. de Mont
personal data
SURNAME Flugi from Aspermont, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flugi von Aspermont, Johann VI.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Chur
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1595
PLACE OF BIRTH La Punt-Chamues-ch , Upper Engadin
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 1661
Place of death Chur