Magister Jordanus

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Magister Jordanus († probably November 5, 1309 ), was a German cleric and founder of the library of the Andreas Church in Braunschweig .

His origin is unknown, but it is confirmed by documents that he was " Canonicus " of St. Blasius-Stift in 1293 and from 1294 pastor of St. Andreas in Braunschweiger Neustadt . In addition, he was also pastor and dean of Dorum in the Diocese of Verden , as from a document Pope Benedict XI. dated February 8, 1304.

Library founder

By donating 16 manuscripts, predominantly of theological content, Jordanus founded the library of St. Andrew's Church from which one of his successors, Johann Ember, created Liberei in 1422 , which from then on became one of the most important through further donations, such as the 336 books by Gerwin von Hameln Libraries of their time.

To protect the library, which was very valuable for the time, Jordanus ordered his successors, who were also responsible for overseeing the manuscripts, to submit a certificate of acceptance to the Blasiusstift, which was the patron of the St. Andrew's Church, in which all the works were listed to sign and to provide a sufficiently high deposit . With the deed, the new pastor undertook to keep the book collection intact, not to sell any of the works or to let them be lost.

Jordanus' successor was Magister Bruno Luckemann in 1301, who verifiably held this office until 1336.

literature

  • Hermann Dürre : History of the City of Braunschweig in the Middle Ages. Brunswick 1861.
  • Hermann Herbst : The library of the Andreas Church in Braunschweig. In: Central Journal for Libraries. Volume 58, Issue 9/10, Sept./Oct. 1941, pp. 301-338.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Hermann Herbst: The library of the Andreas Church in Braunschweig. In: Central Journal for Libraries. Volume 58, Issue 9/10, Sept./Oct. 1941, p. 305.
  2. ^ Hermann Dürre: History of the city of Braunschweig in the Middle Ages. Braunschweig 1861. p. 476.
  3. ↑ Werner Spieß : History of the city of Braunschweig in the post-Middle Ages. From the end of the Middle Ages to the end of urban freedom 1491–1671. Volume 2, Braunschweig 1966, p. 734.
  4. ↑ Hermann Herbst: The library of the Andreas Church in Braunschweig. In: Central Journal for Libraries. Volume 58, Issue 9/10, Sept./Oct. 1941, p. 306.
  5. ↑ Hermann Herbst: The library of the Andreas Church in Braunschweig. In: Central Journal for Libraries. Volume 58, Issue 9/10, Sept./Oct. 1941, p. 307.
personal data
SURNAME Magister Jordanus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Magister Jordan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cleric, pastor, book collector and library founder
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 1309