Lothar Friedrich Mohr von Wald
Lothar Friedrich Mohr von Wald , often Mohr von Waldt (born April 10, 1659 in Trier , † February 21, 1713 in Speyer ) was a canon in the prince-bishopric of Speyer and canon at the Bruchsal monastery , whose epitaph has been preserved in the Speyer Cathedral .
Live and act
Lothar Friedrich came from the ancient Rhenish knight dynasty of the Mohr von Wald and was the son of his father of the same name and his wife Sabina Agnes von der Horst . The branch of the family was apparently based in Luxembourg .
In Koblenz he completed his studies of humanity and chose the spiritual profession. The Archbishop of Trier and Speyer Bishop Johann Hugo von Orsbeck personally recommended him to the Collegium Germanicum in Rome , where Lothar Friedrich Mohr von Wald studied philosophy and theology from 1681–86 and is noted in the annals as an “ alumnus of excellent virtue” and as a Luxembourger .
The cleric was then ordained a priest. He became cathedral capitular and cantor at Speyer Cathedral and canon at the Bruchsal monastery . In 1689 the French burned down Speyer and the cathedral fell into ruin. The cathedral chapter fled first to Heidelberg , then to Frankfurt am Main and did not return as a corporation to the episcopal city until 1702.
In 1711, as part of the gradual renovation of the cathedral, Lothar Friedrich Mohr von Wald had the St. Bernard Chapel restored and donated an altar in it in honor of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (one of the cathedral patrons) and St. Cäcilia , patroness of church music. He also decreed that church music should be cultivated in connection with this benefit .
Death and remembrance
The cathedral capitular died in 1713, was buried under Bishop Heinrich Hartard von Rollingen , who was also from Luxembourg, on the outer south wall of the cathedral, in the former cloister area , and received a beautiful epitaph there. This shows him kneeling in front of the altar he donated, which is flanked by St. Bernhard and St. Cäcilia. The tombstone, especially the face of the clergyman, was probably damaged when the cathedral was flooded in 1794 and is now walled in in the northern nave wall of the Speyer Cathedral (interior).
Varia
Johann Oswald Mohr von Wald, his father's cousin, was murdered in 1650 by soldiers wandering around Wiesbaum in the Eifel. The historical atonement cross from Wiesbaum reminds of the deed to this day .
literature
- Philipp Weindel : The Speyer Cathedral: History, Description , 1990, Page 34, ISBN 3-87382-028-5
- Society for Middle Rhine Church History : Archive for Middle Rhine Church History , Volume 47, 1995, page 230; (Detail scan)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coat of arms website for the Mohr von Wald family (far right)
- ^ Genealogical website of the University of Erlangen
- ^ Association for Luxembourg History, Literature and Art: Ons hémecht , Luxembourg, 1897, page 477; (Detail scan)
- ↑ Ibid., P. 325; (Detail scan)
- ^ Andreas Steinhuber : History of the Kollegium Germanikum et Hungaricum in Rome , Volume 2, page 55, Herder Verlag, Freiburg, 1906; (Detail scan)
- ^ Franz Xaver Remling : History of the Bishops of Speyer , Volume 2, Mainz, Verlag Franz Kirchheim, 1854, page 587, footnote 1752; (Digital scan)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mohr von Wald, Lothar Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mohr von Waldt, Lothar Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman and canon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1659 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | trier |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1713 |
| Place of death | Speyer |