Johannes Justus von Landsberg
Johannes Justus von Landsberg (actually Johannes Gerecht, usually called Lanspergius) OCart (* around 1490 in Landsberg am Lech ; † August 10, 1539 in Cologne ) was a German Carthusian monk , whose writings were of outstanding importance in the piety of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and theology .
Landsberg is not to be confused with the humanist Johannes Landsberger, who is about a generation older, who also came from Landsberg am Lech and who wrote a “Dialogus” in 1494 in the vicinity of Leipzig University to save the honor of poetry.
Life
Lanspergius enrolled on 28 April 1507, the Faculty of Arts of the University of Cologne and was there on July 12, 1508 for bachelor doctorate. The time of his entry into the Carthusian Order is uncertain, but in 1509 he was admitted to profession in the Cologne Charterhouse , where he was appointed vicar and novice master in 1523. From 1530 to 1534/1535 he was prior of the Vogelsang Charterhouse near Jülich . Due to his poor health, he returned to Cologne and was again vicar there. But his health did not improve. Landsberg died in 1539.
Typical for Landsberg was the devotion to the Sacred Heart, for which he was also able to inspire the young Jesuits Petrus Faber and Petrus Canisius . One of his much-received works on the Sacred Heart is the scripture Divini amoris pharetra (Quiver of God's Love) . He was the first editor of the revelations and spiritual exercises of Gertrud von Helfta . The volume and number of translations and reprints of his publications made Lanspergius an important figure among the figures of early Catholic reform.
Works (selection)
- Dialogue between a Lutheran soldier and a monk about monastic life
- Addresses of Christ to a believing soul (Alloquia Christi ad animam fidelem)
- Guide to godliness
- Candela evangelica (²Köln 1527) ( digital )
- Eyn nice teaching what the right evangelical spirituality sy and what one should think of the monasteries (1528) ( digital )
- Vita servatoris nostri Iesu Christi in XV meditationes distincta (Cologne 1529) ( digital )
- Rosarium mysticum (Cologne 1531)
- Eyn Schatzboechlyn der Gotlicher lieffden (Cologne 1532) ( digital )
- Effusiones cordis devotissime
- Six rosenkrentzlyn (Cologne 1533)
- Pharetra divini amoris (²Köln 1533) ( digital )
- De agone seu passione Christi libri tres (Cologne 1536) ( digital )
- Mirror of Evangelical Perfection (Cologne 1536) ( digital )
- Enchiridion Militiae christianae (Cologne 1538)
Editions of collected works
- Bruno Loher (Ed.): Opera omnia , 4 volumes; Cologne 1554–1555
- Georges Garnefeld (Ed.): Opera omnia , 5 volumes; Cologne 1630; further editions in 5 volumes Cologne 1693 and Montreuil-sur-Mer 1888–1890
literature
- Karl Werner: Landsberg, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 594 f.
- Karl Hausberger : Landsberg, Johannes. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 513 ( digitized version ).
- James Hogg: LANSPERGIUS, Johannes Justus de. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 31, Bautz, Nordhausen 2010, ISBN 978-3-88309-544-8 , Sp. 759-768.
- Ferdinand Holböck : Look to the pierced ; Stein am Rhein: Christiana, 1990; ISBN 3-7171-0924-3 ; Pp. 177-180
- Joseph Greven, Johann Justus Landsberg († 1539) and the outcomes of medieval mysticism, in: ders., The Cologne Charterhouse and the Beginnings of Catholic Reform in Germany, ed. by Wilhelm Neuss, Münster / Westphalia 1935, 27–49
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Franz Josef Worstbrock (Ed.): German Humanism 1480–1520. Author Lexicon. Volume 2, Berlin 2009, Col. 1-3.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landsberg, Johannes Justus von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lanspergius; Right, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Monk, Carthusian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1490 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landsberg am Lech |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1539 |
| Place of death | Cologne |