Cross war
The so - called war of the cross was a conflict between the city of St. Gallen and the monastery of St. Gallen in 1697/98.
Since the Reformation, Catholics have been prohibited from carrying out processions through the city to the monastery with flags and crosses carried upright. The Prince Abbot Leodegar Bürgisser (1640-1717) defied this ban in 1697. The abbot's court marshal, Fidel von Thurn, then cut off the supply of food and trade goods to the city and urged the Catholic umbrella locations to rearm in order to be able to confront Zurich and its allies, which are better equipped and represent the reformed interests. The abbot and the city prepared for war and mobilized troops. The city sought help from the Reformed Appenzell and informed the city of Zurich .
Shots had already been exchanged when, thanks to the mediation of the French ambassador in 1698, the four umbrella locations, Zurich, Lucerne, Schwyz and Glarus, were able to settle on October 14, 1698. Then the city and the abbot were to lay down their arms and grind the fortifications. During processions, the crosses in front of the city gates should be removed from the poles and not held up. The city's request to pay 14,000 guilders to carry the cross was rejected. The city had to pay the abbot 3,800 guilders.
literature
- Buehrer, Peter. The War of the Cross in St. Gallen 1697/98 . Letterpress H. Tschudy & Co., St. Gallen 1951
- Vogelin, Johann Conrad. History of the Swiss Confederation . Volume 3, p. 31 f, 3rd edition, Zurich 1857
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Vogler: Leodegar Bürgisser. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-428-00195-8 , p. 245 f. ( Digitized version ).
- ↑ New Swiss Chronicle for the People