Johann von Merveldt (Canon, † 1440)

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Johann von Merveldt (* in the 14th century; † February 14, 1440 ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and canon in Münster .

Life

Johann von Merveldt came from the Westphalian noble family von Merveldt , which has its eponymous headquarters in Merfeld and from which numerous well-known personalities have emerged, including 22 canons in the dioceses of Münster , Paderborn , Osnabrück and Hildesheim . Johann was the son of Bernhard von Merveldt; his mother's name is not known. In 1413 he received a cathedral canonical in Münster and also occupied the position of pastor in Rorup . From 1433 he was provost of St. Mauritz in Münster . Two days after his death, the St. Mauritz chapter decided to appoint Bishop Heinrich as elector, because according to a rumor the cathedral chapter had received papal instructions that the provost could only be elected from among the cathedral chapter. John's epitaph stood in the Münster Herrenfriedhof and was badly damaged by the Anabaptists .

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  • 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.

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SURNAME Merveldt, Johann von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1440