Johann Schreye

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Johann Schreye (* before 1420; † before 1493 in Hamburg ) was a German provost of the Harvestehude monastery .

Life

Johann Schreye was a child of the England driver Dietrich Schreye. He had four older siblings. The father died on a campaign against the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg during the siege of Bergedorf Castle in 1420. The grandfather Albert Schreye died in 1424. Johann Kletze , husband of his aunt Geseke Cletzen , took over the legal representation for Johann Schreye and his siblings and paid them pensions.

Johann Schreye was first associated with the Harvestehude monastery in 1455. During this time he wrote the monastery's first copy book , which is now kept in the Hamburg State Archives. Schreye, who is listed as the author on the first pages of the book, probably wrote most of the pages of the book himself. He presumably rearranged the monastery documents and created a corresponding directory. He structured the documents geographically, provided with letters that can be found in boxes in a large drawer. Schreye created a short chronicle of the convent in which he praised his predecessor Johann von Nordorf. Schreye was convinced that von Nordorf quickly rebuilt the monastery after a fire in 1308.

Construction work also began under Schrey's direction: he recorded in the copy book that he had commissioned the fortification of the bank of the Eppendorfer mill in 1455 . The church roof was renewed, in 1456 and 1460 renovation work was carried out on the church, kitchen, brewery and refectory . Schreye himself received an annual salary as an employee and only worked as an abbess and prioress , which was unusual in contrast to corresponding posts in other monasteries. Since religious women were not allowed to work outside the monastery, Schreye could take on tasks here himself. Nevertheless, he had a significant influence on monastery matters with the copial book he created for the first time, which redesigned the administration of the facility.

During his service, Schreye experienced some of the most troubled events in the history of the monastery: the monastery was donated by the village of Wellingsbüttel , for which the Archdiocese of Bremen had the right to buy back. During Schrey's tenure, the archbishopric wanted to assert the right in the person of the administrator Hinrich von Schwarzburg. After Schreye objected, von Schwarzburg wrote to the Hamburg council asking them to help him with a visit. He had determined in advance that he wanted to reform the monastery and replace the abbess Margarethe Vermersen . In addition, the nuns' way of life was to be changed.

The visitation was to take place on December 16, 1482. However, the commission of clergymen who had arrived could not enter the monastery due to a group of angry citizens. One day later, there were intense discussions between residents and the council in Hamburg City Hall regarding the visitation . Most of the citizens present came from the middle and upper classes and were often related to the nuns of the monastery. As a result of the negotiations, the Archbishop of Bremen was given the right to repurchase Wellingsbüttel, but monastery life itself remained untouched. Abbess Vermersen died during the negotiations. She was followed by Anna Kale in early 1483. In the same year there was an uprising against the city council because of the monastery. In a recess they managed to get the council to place the institution under its protection.

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SURNAME Schreye, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German provost of the Harvestehude monastery
DATE OF BIRTH before 1420
DATE OF DEATH before 1493
Place of death Hamburg