Johann Morrien (Canon)

Johann Morrien (* in the 15th century; † May 24, 1559 ) was canon in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Johann Morrien came from the Westphalian noble family Morrien , which was one of the leading families in the knighthood in the Middle Ages and early modern times and held the office of Hereditary Marshal in the Duchy of Münster from 1350 to 1691 . He was the son of Hereditary Marshal Gerhard Morrien and his wife Maria von Wendt . He had six siblings, including his sister Maria, who married Hermann von Velen in 1535. They were the great-grandparents of Alexander von Velen , called "Westphalian Wallenstein". Sister Anna was married to Jacob von Munster.

Act

On January 25, 1548, Johann became canon in Münster and studied in Deventer and Paris. On February 27, 1549, he came to receive the inferior consecrations in Münster through an act of grace by the vicar general . The consecration fell on March 15th of that year. On January 12, 1551 Arnold von Brauweiler renounced in his favor the cathedral canon of Hermann von Fürstenberg, which he had received from the Pope .

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• The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canon

Web links

• Johann Morrien personal database at Germania Sacra
• Morrien personal database at Germania Sacra
• Family history Morrien Article in the Internet portal "Westphalian History"