Praiseworthy singer society
The Löbliche Singergesellschaft from 1501 , or “die Löbliche” for short, is an association in Pforzheim that is oriented towards humanitarian, social, charitable, urban history and home care goals .
Die Löbliche describes itself as one of the oldest citizens' initiatives in Germany.
history
After the founding history of the association, the Praiseworthy Singer Society was formed as a brotherhood of pious Pforzheimers who made it their task to bury the dead in Christianity at the height of a plague wave . The name "Singergesellschaft" is explained by the singing of songs for the dead and psalms accompanying the funeral.
Despite the compulsory dissolution of the medieval Catholic brotherhood in the course of the Reformation , the association has held up to the present day.
Society explicitly differentiates itself from choral societies , secret lodges and sects . Since the reconstruction of Pforzheim after the Second World War, the Löbliche Singergesellschaft has primarily named free welfare and homeland maintenance as its goals and is religiously and politically independent.
Almost all of Pforzheim's mayors in the last few decades are or have been members of the “Praiseworthy”.
literature
- August Schnezler: Badisches Sagen-Buch , Creuzbauer and Hasper, 1846
- Hans Georg Zier: History of the City of Pforzheim , Konrad Theiss Verlag, 1982, ISBN 978-3-806202-34-2 .
- Fears and ways out. Pictures from times of upheaval in Pforzheim. Contributions to the history of the city Volume 1 Verlag Regionalkultur, 2001, ISBN 978-3-897351-74-5 .
- Fears and ways out. Pictures from times of upheaval in Pforzheim. Contributions to the history of the city Volume 2 Verlag Regionalkultur, 2005, ISBN 978-3-897352-94-0 .
- Marlis Zeus: The praiseworthy Singergesellschaft von 1501 Pforzheim , self-published, Remchingen 2001
Web links
- Mention of the praiseworthy singers in the small town chronicle , homepage city of Pforzheim