Johann Schadland

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Johann Schadland (* 1311 or 1312 in Cologne ; † April 1, 1373 in Koblenz ) was Grand Inquisitor for Germany , papal nuncio and collector as well as briefly bishop of the dioceses of Kulm (from 1359), Hildesheim (from 1363), Worms (from 1365 ) and Augsburg (from 1371) and administrator of Constance (from 1371).

Origin and education

Schadland was the son of Egbertus Galleator and Christina de Schadelande. At a young age he joined the Dominican monastery in Cologne. Here as well as in the religious convent in Frankfurt am Main , he pursued philosophical and theological studies and finally obtained a doctorate in theology . In 1346 he was a lecturer in the Dominican convent in Strasbourg , where he came into contact with the mystic Johannes Tauler . In 1347, on behalf of his order, he represented its interests vis-à-vis the city of Cologne on the question of possession of the dead hand .

Papal Services

Under Pope Clement VI. Schadland was appointed Grand Inquisitor for Germany in 1348. Pope Urban V ordered him and the Bishop of Strasbourg “the Dominicans Ludwig de Caliga, Heinrich de Agro, Walter Kerlinger , Johannes de Moneta or other suitable men of this order in the Archdioceses of Mainz, Trier, Cologne, Salzburg, Bremen, Magdeburg, Riga and to appoint the dioceses of Kammin, Bamberg and Basel as inquisitors . ”As a result of these appointments, the Inquisition persecuted, among others, Beguines in Strasbourg. He held the office of General Inquisitor until 1364. Between 1359 and 1372 he was also the Pope's nuncio and collector . The latter position in particular earned him many opponents.

bishop

The Popes in Avignon, who succeeded Pope Clement, made Schadland bishop in numerous dioceses. First he became bishop of Kulm in 1359, where he stood out as an opponent of the Wiklifites . The Popes Urban V. and Gregory XI. treasured Schadland for its scholarship.

Indeed, Schadland was also active as a theological writer. He wrote the Tractatus de virtutibus cardinalibus in Kulm and Hildesheim . Pope Urban appointed him bishop of Hildesheim in 1363 against the will of the cathedral chapter . Despite his important tasks in the church, he was considered more of a scholar than an active designer. The Hildesheim episcopal chronicles described him as almost unworldly. He was not up to the attacks of the Duke of Brunswick. Behind his resignation there would have been the desire to move to a quieter diocese.

He then became Bishop of Worms from 1365. There it came to a dispute with the citizens and the cathedral chapter. In 1371 Schadland moved to the diocese of Augsburg and was also the administrator of the diocese of Constance. But even in Augsburg he was unable to assert himself in the face of conflicts between the bourgeoisie and clergy that led to uprising, and after a short time he gave up.

Johann Schadland died in the Dominican monastery in Koblenz. He was also buried there.

literature

Web links

Commons : Johann II. Schadeland  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexander Patschovsky: Strasbourg persecutions of beguines in the 14th century
  2. ↑ a b Letter from Avignon dated October 11, 1364 text supplements on the persecution of the Strasbourg beguines
  3. ↑ Digitized version of the manuscript in the Mainz City Library, Hs I 373
  4. ↑ Annika Tanke: The picture of the bishop in the Hildesheim bishop's chronicle (PDF file; 268 kB); P. 37.
predecessor Office successor
Jacob Bishop of Kulm
1359-1363 		Wikbold Dobilstein
Henry III. from Braunschweig-Lüneburg Bishop of Hildesheim
1363–1365 		Gerhard von Berg
Theoderich I. Bayer von Boppard Bishop of Worms
1365-1370 		Eckard von Dersch
Walter II of Hochschlitz Bishop of Augsburg
1371–1372 		Burkhard von Ellerbach
personal data
SURNAME Johann Schadland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Inquisitor for Germany and bishop
DATE OF BIRTH 1311 or 1312
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1373
Place of death Koblenz