Johannes von Kastl

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Johannes von Kastl OSB († after 1426 ) was a Benedictine monk and an important ascetic writer in Kastl Monastery in the Upper Palatinate .

biography

The life and work of Johannes von Kastl coincided with the time when the monastery had developed into the center of monastic and religious renewal for all of southern Germany ( Kastler Reform ). After studying at the University of Prague , where he obtained the degree of Baccalaureus in 1388, he was possibly prior in 1399 and subprior in 1414 in Kastl monastery . In 1417 he was entrusted with the introduction of the Chancellor Reform in Weihenstephan Monastery near Freising .

The writings of Johannes von Kastl mark him as an extremely well-read author who knew the works of ancient authors as well as the writings of the Church Fathers and Thomas Aquinas . In his writings, Johannes does not strive for original thoughts and creative ideas, but in the spirit of his time he sees himself as a collector and compiler of traditional knowledge and insights. At the center of his mystical thinking is the likeness of man to God.

Of his numerous works, De adhaerendo Deo alone appeared in print. This writing received a lot of attention because it was wrongly considered a work of Albertus Magnus for a long time ; However, Martin Grabmann was able to credibly prove in 1920 that the script was a work by Johannes von Kastl.

Works

  • De adhaerendo Deo (also called De fine religiosae perfectionis et de modo fruendi Deo in praesenti vita ; between 1390 and 1414)
  • Breviarium Bibliae (before 1400)
  • Expositio super regulam s. Benedicti , 3 volumes (around 1400)
  • De lumine creato (1410)
  • Clenodium Religiosorum (1426; dedicated to Johannes von Indersdorf )
  • Ars moriendi
  • Ars praedicandi
  • Expositio Psalmorum
  • Formulas vitae religiosae
  • De natura gratia gloria et beatitudine in patria
  • Spiritualis philosophia de sui ipsius vera et humili cognitione
  • De trinitate
  • The writings are lost: Epistolarum ad diversos , De viris illustribus OSB , Sermones de sanctis

literature

  • Wolfgang Rappel: Johann von Kastl. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 396 ( digitized version ).
  • Karl Bosl, The Nordgaukloster Kastl. Founding, founder, economic and intellectual history , Regensburg 1939.
  • Martin Grabmann, Medieval Spiritual Life. Treatises on the history of scholasticism and mysticism , Vol. 1, Munich 1926, 489-524.
  • Beda Maria Sonnenberg, The election of the abbot after Johannes von Kastl. Studies and text edition (studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches, supplement 45), St. Ottilien 2008.
  • Clemens Stroick, Unpublished Theological Writings of J. Castellensis , Ottawa 1964.
  • Josef Sudbrack, The spiritual theology of Johannes von Kastl. Studies on the history of piety in the late Middle Ages (contributions to the history of ancient monasticism and the Benedictine order 27: 1-2), Münster 1966/67.
  • Josef Sudbrack, Johannes v. Kastl . In: LThK 3 5,924f.
  • Josef Sudbrack:  Johann von Kastl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 556 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Michael Tilly :  Johannes von Kastl. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 433-434.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Johannes von Kastl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johannes Castellensis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mystics and Benedictines
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH after 1426