Johannes Frost

Johannes Frost, Bishop of Olomouc (1397–1403)

Johann (es) Frost (also: Johannes XI. Maráz ; Czech: Jan XI. Maráz ; † before July 22, 1403 ) was appointed bishop of Merseburg , bishop of Lebus and bishop of Olomouc .

Life

Johannes Frost came from Skotschitz ( Skočice ) near Klattau in western Bohemia , where his family is said to have belonged to the lower land nobility. He was confidante of King Wenceslaus and since 1386 provost of Zderaz and temporarily provost of the collegiate monastery of St. Peter and Paul in Vyšehrad . In 1390 Pope Boniface IX appointed him . to the bishop of Merseburg. Since the cathedral chapter there refused to approve the appointment, Johannes could not take up the office. That is why the Pope transferred him to Lebus two years later at the request of the king. As bishop of Lebus he founded the Carthusian monastery in Frankfurt (Oder) in 1396 and was involved in political negotiations on behalf of the king.

Although the Olomouc cathedral chapter after the death of Bishop Nicholas of Riesenburg 1397 Latzek of Krawarn chose as his successor, King Wenzel used his candidate John Frost by, from which he hoped that he opposed the efforts of the Luxembourg Jost and Sigismund for Separation contact Moravia will.

After taking office, Johannes was confronted with the economic problems of the indebted diocese. Despite his promise, he was unable to pay the outstanding debts ( servitien ) that he had taken on from his predecessors, so that he had to pledge further bishoprics. In 1399 he used the money from a self-help loan for the payment of the episcopal army and was thereupon suspected of theft and infidelity. At the same time he excommunicated Margrave Prokop , who with the help of his followers is said to have plundered the church property.

At a diocesan synod that he convened in Kremsier in 1400 , statutes for the clergy were also issued, which, among other things, required simple clothing and prohibited the carrying of weapons. In addition, pastors should use an official seal and should not change their benefices without the permission of the episcopal. In addition, the veneration of the Moravian patrons Cyril and Method and St. Christina and Cordula recommended.

John's date and place of death are not known. His body was buried in the Olomouc Cathedral.

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Mraz, Johannes . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 19th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1868, p. 301 ( digitized version ).
• Jan Copyc , Jan Bistřický : Johann Frost (Mráz) († 1403) . In: Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448 , ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , p. 516

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann von Kittlitz	Bishop of Lebus 1392-1397	Johann von Borschnitz
Nikolaus von Riesenburg	Bishop of Olomouc 1397–1403	Latzek from Krawarn