Johannes Kitzow
Johannes Kitzow , also Kizou , as Abbot Johannes IX. (* 1594 probably in Herford ; † November 28, 1657 in Mönchehof near Kolenfeld ), was a German theologian and abbot of the Loccum monastery .
Life
He was born as the son of Albrecht Kitzow, monastery pastor in Minden , and his wife Anna geb. Castings. After studying theology, in 1629 he succeeded the deceased abbot Theodor Stracke, whom he had been called since 1627. Coadjutor had represented.
His tenure fell during the uncertain time of the Thirty Years' War . One year after its introduction, with the strengthening of the imperial troops, an imperial decree ordered the return of the monastery to Catholic authorities. Since Kitzow did not want to convert, he was deposed and two Catholic abbots were appointed one after the other, Johannes Scherenbeck and Bernhard Luerwald. Kitzow lived on the Mönchehof near Kolenfeld. Only when Gustav Adolf gained influence and the situation of the Evangelicals improved again, Kitzow was able to take over his office again in 1634, which he held from then on until his death. His successor was Johann Kotzebue , who had been his coadjutor since 1655.
His (second?) Wife Elisabeth b. Müller (1645–1672), daughter of the chief bailiff Heinrich Müller (1586–1664), whom he married with a princely dispensation from the duke, was not allowed to live less than two miles from the monastery, which is why the abbot usually continues to stay at the monk's court stopped. The couple had five children; the son Levin Christoph (1642–1718) was a conventual in Loccum and was pastor in Großgoltern .
Kitzow's grave is in the northeast corner of the chapter house in the monastery. The inscription on the tombstone praises his "piety, cleverness and loyalty, which he showed to the monastery, the province and the prince in the difficult times of war and peace".
literature
- Familiennachrichten Krome-Crome Vol. 38 (1990) p. 15, private print
Web links
- Family database of the NLF [1]
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kitzow, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kizou, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of the Loccum Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1594 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1657 |
| Place of death | Kolenfeld |