Johann of Meda

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Johann of Meda
Bezel on the portal of the Abbey of Viboldone in Milan, Italy. On the left is Ambrose of Milan, in the middle Mary with the baby Jesus and on the right Johann von Meda.
Bezel on the portal of the Abbey of Viboldone in Milan , Italy . On the left is Ambrose of Milan , in the middle Mary with the baby Jesus and on the right Johann von Meda.
Born 1100 ( Meda (Lombardy) )
Deceased September 26, 1159
canonization approx. 1170 by Pope Alexander III.

Johann von Meda , (* 1100 in Meda ; † September 26, 1159 in Milan ) was an Italian nobleman. He is often associated with the founding of the Humiliate Order, and in some cases the founding of a monastery is attributed to him. He was canonized by the Catholic Church .

Life

Johann von Meda was born as Giovanni Oldrati (also: Oldradi , Oldrado , Oldratus ) around the year 1100 in Meda (Lombardy) . He was already ordained a priest when he supposedly founded the first humiliate monastery near Como on divine inspiration.

Recent research raises doubts about this representation: The role of Johann von Meda in the establishment of the order is therefore unclear. Sometimes it is even assumed that the order was only founded after the death of the nobleman. The saint may not have been named as the founder of the order until the 15th century. Details of his life and the story of an angel's visit may not have been written until this time. The existence of the nobleman is not in doubt.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ JE Stadler: Complete Lexicon of Saints, Volume 3. Augsburg 1869, pp. 255-256. Online: http://www.zeno.org/Heiligenlexikon-1858/A/Johannes+de+Meda,+S.+(133)
  2. ↑ Frances Andrews. The early humiliati . Cambridge University Press, 1999. (Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought), p. 14 and 29
personal data
SURNAME Johann of Meda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian monk and founder of the humiliate order
DATE OF BIRTH 1100
PLACE OF BIRTH Meda (Lombardy)
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1159
Place of death Como