Johannes Lang (clergyman)
Johannes Lang OSB (* 1583 in Stuben ; † December 10, 1618 in Ochsenhausen ) was the 15th abbot of the imperial abbey of Ochsenhausen in what is now the Biberach district in Upper Swabia from 1613 to 1618 .
Life
Johannes Lang was born in 1583 in Stuben, a suburb of the Altshausen community in the Ravensburg district. At the age of 11 he came to the Ochsenhausen monastery. From 1604 to 1607 he studied at the University of Dillingen in Dillingen theology . On June 24, 1607 he was ordained a priest in Ochsenhausen , where he trained the offspring. In March 1613 he received the order from the Swiss and Swabian Benedictine Congregation to travel to Venice in order to manage the printing of the new Benedictine area. He was described as short in stature, but his general appearance inspired respect.
On October 29, 1613, Lang was elected abbot of the Ochsenhausen monastery. In the first year of his office he became seriously ill and could not leave his room for the entire winter of 1613/14. Five doctors from the surrounding area tried unsuccessfully to alleviate his illness. The increased influx of monks led to considerations to rebuild the living area of the monastery, which had become too small and partly dilapidated over the years.
On March 8, 1615, the foundation stone for the new building was laid on the southern corner tower of the monastery. The foundation stone was provided with a silver plate. The names of the then Roman Emperor Matthias , Pope Paul V , Abbot John and the names of all the conventuals of the monastery can be read on it. Despite his illness, Abbot Johannes managed the new building of the convent for the next three years. In the late autumn of 1618 the chapter moved into the new convent building.
Lang initiated the establishment of a so-called poor fund, into which 500 guilders were paid annually. During his tenure, the abbey acquired five inheritance in what was then known as Tüssenbach . His successor Abbot Bartholomäus had the existing houses of Tüssenbach demolished and the farm and settlement of St. Annahof, which still exists today, were built there.
In 1615 Abbot Johannes laid the foundation stone for the Capuchin monastery in Biberach an der Riss .
Two years later, in 1617, he raised the town of Fischbach, which is connected with church benefices, to a curate . In Hürbel, today's parish Gutenzell-Hürbel , Abbot Johannes allowed Baron Johann Hektor von Hürbel to have his children baptized in the castle church. The baron received permission from the monastery to build a family grave there.
In the fifth year of his term of office, the abbot fell ill, the chronicler Geisenhof speaks of a headache. On December 10, 1618, Abbot Johannes died at half past two in the morning after receiving the final sacraments. His remains were interred in a copper coffin in the Chapter. During the occupation of the monastery by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War, his coffin was stolen for a sale and the bones were scattered in the convent.
literature
- Georg Geisenhof : Brief history of the former Reichsstift Ochsenhausen in Swabia . Ganser, Ottobeuren 1829
- H.-J. Reiff, G. Spahr, D. Hauffe: Ochsenhausen monastery. History, art, present. Biberach 1985.
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Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Mayer OSB |
Abbot of Ochsenhausen 1613–1618 |
Bartholomäus Ehinger OSB |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lang, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lang, Johannes OSB |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Religious, 15th abbot of the imperial abbey of Ochsenhausen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1583 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parlors |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1618 |
| Place of death | Ochsenhausen |