Johannes Contractus

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Johannes Contractus ( Johannes Korz ) was a 14th century Franciscan preacher.

A collection of sermons from the second half of the 14th century, initially distributed in handwritten form, which Johann Koelhoff the Elder printed before 1478, is handed down under the author's name Johannes Contractus . Since it contains numerous sermons on Franciscan saints, the collection is probably of Franciscan origin. All other indications of the author's identity, such as the fact that he is Dutch, come from early modern bibliographers and are doubtful. All vernacular name forms are modern back translations. It is unclear whether Contractus is a surname or an adjective to describe the sermons in more detail ( Sermones contracti ). Contrary to what Benjamin de Troeyer suspected, it cannot be inferred from the phrase used in the associated Explicit of the Klosterneuburg, Augustinerchorrenstift , Cod. 251 manuscript , that the author, like Hermann von Reichenau ( Hermannus Contractus ), was crippled.

literature

  • Roger Aubert : 542. Jean Kortz . In: Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques 27 (2000), col. 199.
  • Volker Honemann : The medieval literature of the Franciscans of the Saxon Order Province with special consideration of German-language certificates. In the S. (Ed.): History of the Saxon Franciscan Province from its foundation to the beginning of the 21st century. 1. From the beginnings to the Reformation. Paderborn 2015, ISBN 978-3-506-76989-3 , pp. 603-730, here p. 690.
  • Stephen Mossman: Preaching on St. Francis in Medieval Germany. In: Timothy J. Johnson (Ed.): Franciscans and Preaching. Every Miracle from the Beginning of the World Came about through Words. Leiden and Boston 2012, ISBN 978-90-04-23129-0 ( The Medieval Franciscans 7), pp. 231-272, here pp. 257-258.
  • Benjamin de Troeyer: Bio-bibliography from de Minderbroeders in de Nederlanden voor het jaar 1500. Voorstudies (Nieuwe reeks). VI. Joannes Contractus. Prov. Coloniae? Floruit ca. 1375. In: Franciscana ISSN  0015-9840 27 (1972) 3, pp. 99-106.

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SURNAME Johannes Contractus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johannes Korz; Johannes Kortz; Jean Vercorten; Jan de Corte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franciscan preacher
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH 14th century or 15th century