John III wolf

The epitaph of John III. Wolf in the monastery church

John III Wolf , called Lupi (* in Zeil am Main ; † September 25, 1540 in Ebrach ) was abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Ebrach from 1531 to 1540 .

Life

John III Wolf came from the town of Zeil am Main in the Haßberge Mountains, where he was born, probably in the second half of the 15th or the beginning of the 16th century. The sources are silent about the parents of the future abbot, and the school education of the young Johannes is not mentioned. Johannes Wolf studied philosophy and theology and was soon considered a good preacher among his confreres. After Johannes Leiterbach was deposed in January 1531, Wolf first wrote a letter of protest that was sent to Emperor Charles V.

Nevertheless, the decision to dismiss remained. On February 10, 1531, the monks therefore elected Johannes Wolf as their new abbot. As a prelate, Johannes III. philosophical comments. So he dealt with the works of Ramon Llull and the sentences of Petrus Lombardus . At the same time he completed the reconstruction after the Peasants' War. Heinrich Pantaleon mentions Wolf in his work on Germany's most famous men. John III Wolf died on September 25, 1540.

coat of arms

The personal coat of arms of Abbot Johannes Wolf can be found on his epitaph in the monastery church. Description : A left-turning, golden wolf. It is a talking coat of arms and describes the prelate's last name. The timing , however, is a later change.

literature

• Adelhard Kaspar: Chronicle of the Ebrach Abbey . Münsterschwarzach 1971.
• Josef Wirth: The Ebrach Abbey. To commemorate eight hundred years. 1127-1927 . Gerolzhofen 1928.

Web links

Commons : John III. Wolf  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kaspar, Adelhard: Chronicle of the Ebrach Abbey . P. 143.

predecessor	Office	successor
Johannes II. Leiterbach	Abbot of Ebrach 1531–1540	Konrad II. Hartmann