Katharina Zieriss

Painting by Katharina Zieriss, St. Gotthardt, Brandenburg an der Havel

Epitaph Michael Durings and Katharina Zieriss, St. Gotthardt, Brandenburg an der Havel

Katharina Zieriss (also Zieritz ) (* 1587 or 1588 in Neustadt Brandenburg ; † 1618 ) was the wife of the mayor of the old town of Brandenburg .

Live and act

On May 23, 1603, Katharina Zieriss married at the age of fifteen and a half years Michael During , who was also fifteen and later became mayor of the old town. It is known about Katharina that her father Bernd came from the Scottish city of Aberdeen and was a silk merchant . Her mother was Anna Brösicke from Brandenburg. Katharina Zieriss had a sister and two brothers. A son Johann emerged from the marriage between Katharina Zieriss and Michael During, and there are said to have been several stillbirths .

Katharina Zieriss, like her husband, had been ill for a long time and died in 1618 at the age of only 31.

epitaph

In the parish church of St. Gotthardt there is a rich epitaph which is dedicated to the couple Michael During and Katharina Zieriss and represents them. The late Renaissance style epitaph is made of white, partially painted and gilded sandstone . In addition to the pair , it depicts caryatids , masks and putti . The predella is two-story. In it, among other things, a small angel with an hourglass and a skull is incorporated, which illustrates the mortality of humans. The crucifixion of Christ is depicted in the central main picture , in front of which the couple prays kneeling. Michael During on the left, Katharina Zieriss on the right. The bezel shows the resurrection of Jesus Christ . Furthermore, individual images of the family members are attached above the epitaph, Katharina Zieriss on the right, Michael During on the left, her son Johann in the middle above. The paintings are said to be of Dutch origin.

Individual evidence

↑ Renate Johne: Reformation ideas in the St. Gotthard Church in Brandenburg on the Havel. THE EPITAPHIES. Druckhaus Köthen, Berlin 2008. P. 65 f. ISBN 978-3-00-025520-5
↑ R. Begau (ed.): Inventory of architectural and art monuments in the province of Brandenburg , on behalf of the Brandenburg Provincial Parliament, Vossische Buchhandlung , Berlin 1885, reprinted by Verlag Klaus-D. Becker, Potsdam 2012, ISBN 978-3-88372-030-2 , p. 250.

personal data
SURNAME	Zieriss, Katharina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zieritz, Katharina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Wife of the mayor of the old town of Brandenburg
DATE OF BIRTH	1587 or 1588
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neustadt Brandenburg
DATE OF DEATH	1618

[1] Renate Johne: Reformation ideas in the St. Gotthard Church in Brandenburg on the Havel. THE EPITAPHIES. Druckhaus Köthen, Berlin 2008. P. 65 f. ISBN 978-3-00-025520-5

[2] R. Begau (ed.): Inventory of architectural and art monuments in the province of Brandenburg , on behalf of the Brandenburg Provincial Parliament, Vossische Buchhandlung , Berlin 1885, reprinted by Verlag Klaus-D. Becker, Potsdam 2012, ISBN 978-3-88372-030-2 , p. 250.