John of Mul
John IV of Mul (also: Muel, Muhl; * around 1291; † 23 August 1350 in Lübeck ) was canon from 1315 and 1341-1350 bishop of Lübeck .
Life
Johannes von Mul came from a knightly dynasty from Lower Saxony, whose members were vassals of the dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , the archbishops of Bremen , the counts of Oldenburg / Delmenhorst and the counts of Schwerin . It is possible that he himself came from the area around Harburg, where he and his brother Ulrich Mul had basic and judicial rights in Ashausen and Garstedt .
On January 3, 1315, he was appointed cantor and scholaster at Lübeck Cathedral by Bishop Burkhard von Serkem . On January 25, 1325, the pledged benefices and goods of the Scholasteramt were reawakened by his predecessor. Pope John XXII. confirmed him on May 23, 1328 in the Scholasteramt and awarded him a dispensation for the attainment of this dignity in the uncanonical age.
On June 6, 1327 he received a commission with canonicals and prebends in the Schwerin cathedral chapter . This commission was extended on July 22, 1329 by an entitlement to major praisees. Pope Clement VI vegab on October 8, 1347 this Schwerin prebend to Lüder von der Hude, who was canon and cantor in Verden . On May 12, 1328, Johannes von Mul was additionally awarded a canonical and an entitlement to a prebend, a dignity or an office in the Bremen cathedral chapter .
As a canon in Lübeck, Johannes von Mul was ordained bishop of Lübeck on April 22, 1341 in Lübeck by the Archbishop of Bremen Burchard Grelle .
In agreement with the council and citizenship of Lübeck, Johannes opposed the influx of flagellants into his diocese. In the years 1342 and 1346 he issued ordinances against the enemies of the estates and subjects of the bishopric, as well as against usurers. He further expanded the episcopal residence of the Eutin Castle and increased its defensive strength by surrounding it with a moat. He bought the village of Dodow for 1200 marks and built a chapel on the north side of the new choir of the cathedral church by 1346, which he dedicated to God, the Holy Virgin and St. Catherine and determined that this would be his grave. The von Mul Chapel is also known as the St. Marien and Katharinen Chapel. Infected by the rampant plague, he died. After his death, a Dutchman created an oversized grave slab (size: 3.64: 1.89 m), which is located in Lübeck Cathedral and represents him together with Burkhard von Serkem .
literature
- Margit Kaluza-Baumruker: The Schwerin Cathedral Chapter (1171–1400). Böhlau, 1987, ISBN 978-3-412-05787-9 , pp. 251-252.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Ebeling: The German bishops until the end of the sixteenth century. 1858, p. 579. ( online )
- Adolf Friederici: The Lübeck Cathedral Chapter in the Middle Ages, 1160–1400: constitutional and personal studies. K. Wachholtz, 1988, ISBN 978-3-529-02191-6 , pp. 264 f.
- Ursula Wolkewitz: The engraved brass grave plates of the 13th and 14th centuries in the area of the North German Hanseatic League - their origin and their meaning: Erinnern - Mahnen - Belehren , Kassel University Press, Kassel 2015, p. 54 ff. ( Digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ^ G. Schmidt: Papal documents and registers 1295-1352. Vol. 1. Hall 1889 No. 147.
- ↑ Jean XXII. Lettres communes, 1906 No. 41244.
- ^ Mecklenburgisches Urkundenbuch MUB XXV. A (1936) No. 14047. Jean XXII. Lettres communes, 1906 No. 28908.
- ↑ MUB XXV. A (1936) no.14083.
- ↑ MUB XXV. A (1936) No. 14275.
- ↑ Jean XXII. Lettres communes, 1906 No. 41162.
- ↑ Complete text of the inscription with explanation and translation by: Adolf Clasen : Verhabene Schätze - Lübeck's Latin inscriptions in the original and in German. Lübeck 2002, p. 78 ff. ISBN 3795004756
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich II. Bochholt |
Bishop of Lübeck 1341-1350 |
Bertram Cremon |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | John of Mul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John IV of Mul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lübeck |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1291 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1350 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |