Konrad Holzach
Konrad Holzach († 1443 in Basel ) was a Swiss cleric .
Life
Konrad Holzach, son of the plumber Conzmann Holzach, was first a monk in the Cistercian monastery of St. Urban , where he was entrusted with the office of cellar master (cellerarius). During the warlike turmoil at the time of the Battle of Sempach in 1386, he sought refuge in the monastery of his order in Lützel . In 1408 he was appointed prior and in 1409 abbot . From 1416 to 1418 he was a member of the delegation that represented the Cistercian Order at the Council of Constance . In 1422 he was appointed visitor of the order in Germany and in 1430 a delegate to the council in Basel . When Pope Eugene IV declared the church assembly in the Rhine city over in 1438 and called a new council in Ferrara the following year , Abbot Conrad and numerous other prelates advocated a continuation in Basel and, in 1439, the Duke Amadeus took part in the conclave of Savoy elected (anti-) Pope. He died in Basel in 1443 and was buried in Lützel.
literature
- Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Vol. 4, 1927, p. 279.
- Markus Lutz : Baslerisches Bürgerbuch , Basel 1819, p. 163 ( online ).
- Gustaf Adolf Wanner : The Holzach. Story of an old Swiss family. Basel, Frankfurt a. M. 1982.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzach, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss clergy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1443 |
| Place of death | Basel |