John IV. Grübel
As Johannes IV, Johannes Grübel was abbot of the Waldsassen monastery from 1323 to 1337.
Johannes Grübel came from Thuringia , he studied in Paris . He was first abbot of Osek when he was called to Waldsassen after the death of his predecessor . He was in the favor of Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia , who made precious gifts to the monastery. The stone house in Eger, which mainly served as the trading post of the monastery in the city, was expanded to become a religious house and received a tower, bells and a chapel. After the language researcher Johann Andreas Schmeller , he is the author of the fundatio latinalis , a poem with rhymes in German about the history of the monastery. The poem was included in the codex antiquissimus .
literature
- Rudolf Langhammer : Waldsassen - monastery and town . Waldsassen 1936, p. 47f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John III from Elbogen |
Abbot of Waldsassen 1323–1337 |
Franz Kübel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | John IV. Grübel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johannes Grübel; Johann Grübel; John IV |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of the Waldsassen Monastery, Abbot of Osek |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th Century |