Theres Monastery
The Theres Monastery is a former Benedictine monastery in Obertheres in the Diocese of Würzburg in Bavaria . It was founded in 1045 as an own monastery of the Bamberg diocese and dissolved in 1802 in the course of secularization.
history
The monastery consecrated to St. Stephan and St. Veit was founded around 1045 by Bishop Suidger von Bamberg and dissolved in 1802 in the course of secularization . For worldly property and worldly rule, see Amt Theres . The monastery building, rebuilt in late baroque style by Joseph Greising around 1748 , was acquired in 1804 by the Saxon-Coburg minister Theodor von Kretschmann , who at times also owned Erkersreuth Castle. He had the abbey church torn down in 1809 and the convent building converted into a castle . The church organ was auctioned for 605 Reichstaler and was rebuilt in the town church of Treysa .
In 1830 Schloss Theres became the property of the Hessian first lieutenant a. D. Georg von Ditfurth about. From 1830 to 1855 he housed his brother Franz Wilhelm von Ditfurth there , the collector of Franconian folk songs. In 1856, Georg von Ditfurth sold most of his property to Henry von Swaine and built a Tudor-style castle at the east end of the park, today's Ditfurth Castle. Henry Joseph Swaine, who was born in London in 1798 and comes from English landed gentry (Yorkshire), also acquired the former monastery outbuildings and the associated agricultural lands. In 1909 he inherited Glücksbrunn Castle in Thuringia with a spinning mill and a mining company. King Ludwig II raised Henry von Swaine to the status of Bavarian baron. He modernized the farm, for which he imported modern machines and efficient breeding cattle from England. He was followed by his son Richard von Swaine , who was a member of the German Reichstag from 1871 to 1874. In 1976 the Counts of Beust inherited the castle.
- Buildings preserved in 2008
South watchtower
Former convent
court
Former dormitory
Restored monastery garden
Lady Chapel
Marienkapelle chancel
Abbots
The abbots of Theres Monastery are largely complete. The names of some prelates are only missing from the second half of the 12th century. In the 16th century the monastery was without its own abbot for 13 years, from 1574 to 1587, and was co-administered by the Münsterschwarzach monastery and later by the St. Stephan Abbey in Würzburg. The abbot was not awarded for three years from 1616.
| Abbot's name | Reign | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| James | 1054-around 1090 | Resignation around 1090; † around 1094 |
| Albrik | 1090-1119 | also Alberico , monk from Münsterschwarzach Monastery , resignation 1119; † May 6th in Münsterschwarzach |
| Wigand | 1120-1151 | also Wignand |
| Rudiger | 1151-1167 | Monk from Hirsau Monastery |
| --- | 1167-1204 | Tuto, Arnold (1190) are mentioned, possibly without abbots |
| Hehnerich | 1204-1232 | also Helmerich |
| Hermann | 1244-1248 | |
| Heinrich I. | 1249-1250 | |
| Walther von Berg | 1269–? | also Walter |
| Emehard | 1291-1306 | also Emhard , Einhard or Sinhard |
| Hermann Flieger | 1306-1336 | * in Hassfurt |
| Eberhard | 1336-1366 | |
| Andreas Fuchs from Wonfurt | 1366-1377 | |
| Rüdiger II of Wechmar | 1386-1396 | |
| Ludwig von Rotenhan | 1396-1417 | Monk from St. Burkard Monastery , Würzburg, resignation 1417 |
| Theodorich Köttner | 1417-1432 | * in Euerheim, also Dietrich , resignation 1432 |
| Rudiger III. from Lamprecht | 1432-1451 | † November 18, 1451 |
| John I. zinc | 1451-1461 | |
| Sigismund I. von Schaumberg | 1461-1466 | |
| Konrad | 1466-1470 | * in Würzburg |
| Sigismund II. Köttner | 1471-1482 | * in Obereuerheim |
| Erasmus customs officer von Rotenstein | 1482-1483 | |
| John II cloth cutter | 1483-1506 | |
| John III from Schlunzing | 1506-1509 | |
| Thomas I. von Heydolf | 1509-1532 | |
| Heinrich II of Mengersdorf | 1532-1545 | |
| John IV Schuessler | 1550-1575 | * in Hassfurt |
| --- | 1575-1587 | Administration by Johannes IV. Burckhardt |
| Kaspar I. Weipert | 1587-1599 | * in Oberelsbach ; † August 9, 1599 in Theres |
| Valentin Alberti | 1599-1616 | Election August 11, 1599, deposition 1615, Vatican does not recognize; † December 12, 1616 |
| --- | 1616-1619 | Administrator Johannes Lutz, Daniel Heusler |
| Thomas II. Höhn | 1619-1637 | * in Haßfurt, fleeing Sweden from 1631 to 1635; † August 17, 1637 |
| Benedict I. Beck | 1638-1654 | called Pistorius ; † October 18, 1654 |
| Kaspar II. Denner | 1654-1660 | * in Münnerstadt ; † March 19, 1660 |
| Johannes V. Bärmann | 1660-1677 | * around 1589 in Haßfurt; † August 18, 1677 |
| Anton Reuther | 1677-1686 | * in Hassfurt; † August 13, 1686 |
| Gregory I. Goose | 1686-1701 | * in Volkach ; † August 26, 1701 |
| Kilian Frank | 1701-1715 | * in Würzburg; † May 12, 1715 |
| Gregory II. Fuchs | 1715-1755 | * September 22nd, 1667 in Stadtlauringen ; † January 19, 1755 |
| Gregory III. Haiger | 1755-1766 | * in Herzogenaurach , election February 5, 1755; † February 20, 1766 |
| Bernhard Breunig | 1766-1797 | * 1724 in Volkach, election April 7, 1766, † 1797 |
| Benedict II. Mahlmeister | 1797-1803 | * August 19, 1748 in Volkach, abbey dissolved in 1803; † January 1, 1821 in Elgersheim |
literature
- Guntram Freiherr von Gise: The abbots of the former Theres monastery (= home sheet of the state education authority Hassfurt No. 3/1968) . Hassfurt 1968.
- Gabriel Vogt: Castle and Village. Monastery and castle. Theres am Main. A contribution to the history of the village and the former Benedictine abbey of St. Vitus zu Theres am Main . Münsterschwarzach 1979.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieter Schindelmann: The organ of the city church - A story of bankruptcies, bad luck and crooks . Ed .: Church newspaper of the Evangelical Church Community Franz von Roques in Schwalmstadt. 10 (December 2016 / January 2017), December 2016, p. 4 ( [1] [PDF]).
- ^ Vogt, Gabriel: Castle and Village. Monastery and castle . P. 211.
- ↑ Freiherr von Gise, Guntram: The abbots of the former Theres monastery . Pp. 3-8.
Coordinates: 50 ° 1 ′ 8.8 ″ N , 10 ° 27 ′ 1.8 ″ E