Jordan from Quedlinburg
Jordan von Quedlinburg , also Jordan de Saxonia (* around 1300 in Quedlinburg ; † 1370/80) was a German preacher and writer.
Life
Jordan entered the monastery of the Augustinian order in Quedlinburg and stayed for training in Bologna and Paris . He then worked as a lecturer in the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt and then in Magdeburg . When the Archbishop Burchard III. Was murdered in 1325, he was active as a judge in the canonical trial of the archbishop's murderers, which lasted until 1349.
In addition, he devoted himself to literary works that found widespread use and influenced contemporary piety.
literature
- Karl Werner: Jordan von Quedlinburg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 504.
- Adolar Zumkeller : Jordan von Quedlinburg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 649-652.
- Adolar Zumkeller OSA: Jordan von Quedlinburg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 597 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by Jordan von Quedlinburg in the complete catalog of incidental prints
- Iordanus de Quedlinburg in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Jordan von Quedlinburg at "Meister Eckhart and his time"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jordan from Quedlinburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordan de Saxonia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German preacher and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1300 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quedlinburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1370 or 1380 |