Johann von Bechel

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Johann von Bechel , also Johann Bechel von Siersburg (* around 1440 in Cochem ; † January 26, 1522 in Mittelstrimmig ) was a Catholic clergyman , canonist and rent master from Trier .

Life

Johann von Bechel was an electoral rent master and waiter in the Cochem office until 1476 , and his father had already held the office of waiter in the city. On July 25, 1477, the Archbishop of Trier and Elector Johann II of Baden certified that the Trier rent master and waiter of the office of Cochem and pastor of “Stremich” (Strimmig) had been advised that he had paid 124 guilders , 15 Albus and 2 Heller is in recess. In the following year, on June 4, 1480, the Archbishop of Trier acknowledged Johann von Bechel for the final and general accounting filing of the Rentmeister- und Kellnerei Cochem. From 1479 to 1483 he was a canon in the St. Castor monastery in Karden . After he had moved to Mittelstrimmig as a pastor and died there in 1522, Bechel, who was also the dean of the land chapter of Zell , left numerous goods behind .

Gravestone Johann von Bechel

He gave the parish “zu Stremig” a parsonage together with Wittum (a former Fronhof ) with the freedom “to run a public tavern in one room of the house and to keep pigeons”, which at that time was considered a privilege of free citizens. As a result of the donation, the Bechel family received the right of collation in Strimmig, i. that is, the right to appoint or appoint the pastor.

The late Gothic tombstone in Mittelstrimmig in front of the parish church St. Philippus & Jakobus, which is still preserved today, is described as follows: Under a three-pointed keel - arched canopy is a priest in a chasuble with a chalice in his left hand, while the right hand points to the edge of the chalice . On the two upper corners of the grave slab two identical coats of arms of the Bechel von Siersburg: shield covered with Glevenrad . Transcription: Anno d (o) m (in) i 1522 die 26 januarii obiit venerabilis d (omi) n (u) s Joh (anne) s Bechel pastor et decanus in Striemig, cui (us) a (n) i (m ) a requiescat i (n) pace ("In the year of the Lord 1522 on January 26th, the venerable Mr. Johannes Bechel, pastor and dean in Striemig, died; his soul rest in peace"). In the 18th century, the grave slab was used a second time for Pastor Paul Koch, who died on June 12, 1729, whose grave inscription is attached to the lower part of the chasuble. The Catholic Bechel family played an important role in Koblenz in the 15th century and in later years in the Hunsrück .

Bechel family

Johann von Bechel had a brother named Peter Bechel (Becheln) who was born in 1444 and lived in Koblenz . The Bechel family (also Becheln) provided mayors, lay judges and councilors in Koblenz between 1400 and 1500. In particular Johann Heinrich, Simon, Ambrosius, Peter and Friedrich (* 1482). They had benefices and offices in the St. Kastor and St. Florin monasteries in Koblenz. The Bechelstraße in Koblenz-Rauental has been named after the Bechel family since 1921.

literature

  • Alfons Friderichs (ed.): V. Bechel, Freiherr Johann, (von Siersburg) , In: “Personalities of the Cochem-Zell District” , Kliomedia, Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-084-3 , p. 40.
  • Ernst Wackenroder : The art monuments of Rhineland-Palatinate, third volume, part 2, The art monuments of the district of Cochem, Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich 1959, p. 242

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b NF 19 - The Dioceses of the Church Province of Trier. The Archdiocese of Trier 3. The St. Kastor Abbey in Karden on the Moselle. Johann Bechel (von Siersburg), p. 413 In: Germania Sacra
  2. ↑ a b Alfons Friederichs (author), documents and regestations of the cities, communities, castles, monasteries, mills and farms in the Cochem-Zell district until 1900, Kliomedia Trier GmbH 200o, ISBN 978-3-89890-125-3 , p. 357
  3. ↑ The name Strimmig, formerly Stremig, or Stremich, is of Indo-European-Celtic origin. Strymu = sloping, means something like "on a slope". In: Mittelstrimmig.de
  4. ↑ Parish Church St. Philippus & Jakobus, In: Mittelstrimmig.de
  5. ↑ Bechel, Johann Heinrich, Koblenz, alderman, In: RPPD
  6. ↑ Wolfgang Schütz (author), Koblenzer Köpfe, Personen der Stadtgeschichte, namesake for streets and squares, 2nd edition: November 2005, Bechel (Becheln), p. 56
  7. ^ The street names of the city of Koblenz, Bechelstrasse (Rauental) p. 20, In: Docplayer.org
personal data
SURNAME Bechel, Johann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bechel von Siersburg, Johann Freiherr; Siersburg, Johann von; Bechel von Siersburg, Johann Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic clergyman and rentmaster
DATE OF BIRTH around 1440
PLACE OF BIRTH Cochem
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1522
Place of death Medium-bodied