Johannes von Preen

Bishop's coat of arms Johannes von Preens in the choir stalls of the town church St. Jakob and St. Dionysius (Gadebusch) (1458)

Johannes von Preen , also Johann von Preen (* early 15th century in Wittenburg ; † October 9, 1461 ) was called Johannes III. from 1454 until his death in 1461 the 23rd bishop of the diocese of Ratzeburg .

Live and act

Only after his elevation to episcopal dignity was Johannes recognized by the noble Preen family as belonging to them, whereas he had previously been considered a commoner. In April 1427 he enrolled as Johannes Preen to study at the University of Rostock.

He put his energy into various reform projects and donated a scholarship to support studying canons. The area of the Bishopric he enlarged by the purchase of the farms Rupenstorf and Röggelin and the glands lake .

In Gadebusch in 1458 he confirmed the foundation of a perpetual mass by the Lübeck priest Marquard Becker. His coat of arms can still be found in the altar cabinets made at the same time. He granted an indulgence of 40 days to those who would visit the St. Marien chapel in Wismar on their church consecration day and just as many to those who worshiped in front of the image of Mary there and sacrificed a shilling to the Ratzeburg church.

In 1458 he consecrated the monastery church of the Birgittenkloster Marienwohlde .

He was buried in Ratzeburg Cathedral , where a fragment of his tombstone has been preserved.

literature

Gottlieb Matthias Carl Masch : History of the diocese Ratzeburg . F. Aschenfeldt, Lübeck 1835, 780 pages, ( digitized ), pp. 352-356.

Individual evidence

↑ See the entry of Johannes Preen's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal

^ Georg Krüger (edit.): Art and history monuments of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . Volume II: The Land of Ratzeburg , Neubrandenburg 1934; Reprint Stock & Stein, Schwerin 1994, ISBN 3-910179-28-2 , p. 126. See also the inscription there. In Masch (Lit.), p. 355, the stone was still completely preserved.

Web links

Literature about Johannes Preen in the state bibliography MV

predecessor	Office	successor
John II Prohl	Bishop of Ratzeburg 1453–1461	Ludolf II.

personal data
SURNAME	Preen, Johannes von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Preen, Johann von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Ratzeburg
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wittenburg
DATE OF DEATH	October 9, 1461
Place of death	Ratzeburg

[1] See the entry of Johannes Preen's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal

[2] Georg Krüger (edit.): Art and history monuments of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . Volume II: The Land of Ratzeburg , Neubrandenburg 1934; Reprint Stock & Stein, Schwerin 1994, ISBN 3-910179-28-2 , p. 126. See also the inscription there. In Masch (Lit.), p. 355, the stone was still completely preserved.