Karl von Kerssenbrock

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Karl von Kerssenbrock (born December 16, 1750 in Vreden , † November 20, 1829 in Münster ) was abbot of the Liesborn monastery.

Life

Karl von Kerssenbrock was a direct descendant of Hermann von Kerssenbrock (1519–1585). He entered the Liesborn monastery in 1769 , professed in 1770 and was ordained a priest on April 1, 1775. Then he was novice master , chaplain at the parish church and later cellar , until he was elected abbot in 1798.

During his time, Liesborn Abbey was secularized in 1803. He then lived in Münster until his death in 1829 and was buried in the Ludgerifriedhof. His diary is important as a contemporary document.

Works

  • Diary of the last abbot of Liesborn, Carolus von Kerssenbrock (1750–1828), edited by Eugen Eick. Dortmund 1903 ( digitized version )

literature

  • EE Jungeblodt: Karl von Kerssenbrock, the last abbot of the Liesborn monastery, in: Witnesses of their time. Liesborn 1995, pp. 10-11
  • Grabe, Wilhelm: The last abbot of the Liesborn monastery. Election of Karl von Kerssenbrock (1750–1829) 200 years ago, in: Münsterland (1997), pp. 114–123
personal data
SURNAME Kerssenbrock, Karl von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman, abbot of the Liesborn monastery
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH Vreden
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 1829
Place of death Muenster