Johann von Letmathe
Johann von Letmathe (* in the 16th century; † in the 17th century) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and canon in Münster .
Life
Origin and family
Johann von Letmathe was the son of Temmo von Letmathe zu Langen and his wife Jaspara Droste zu Vischering . She was the daughter of the Heidenreich Droste zu Vischering . His brother Franz (1575–1638) was a subdeacon and canon in Münster. Heidenreich , his other brother, subdeacon and cathedral dean in Münster.
Act
On August 22, 1577, Johann received by the Turnar Rudolf von Munster a Dompräbende and took the next day held by the free stipend as Heidenreich Droste zu Vischering . On December 11, 1589, Johann presented a certificate that he had been ordained as a subdeacon and took possession of the Overbeck fiefdom of the cathedral . On February 4, 1596 , he resigned in favor of Vice-Dominus Dietrich von Plettenberg . He gave the benefice to his brother Franz. With the marriage speech on February 18, 1596, Johann Agnes Valke zu Rockel married . The future canon Heinrich von Letmathe emerged from the marriage.
Others
Johann was the donor of the statue of John the Evangelist and Saint Agnes . These stand, with the Letmathe and Valke coats of arms, at the entrance to the Stephanschor of the cathedral in Münster .
swell
- 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 Canons, page 19ff. Digitized.
Web links
- Johann von Letmathe personal database at Germania Sacra
- Von Letmathe personal database at Germania Sacra
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Letmathe, Johann von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Subdeacon and Canon in Münster |
DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th century |