Mathias von Neumarkt

Mathias von Neumarkt (also Matthias von Neumarkt ; Matthias von Breslau ; Latin Mathias de Novoforo , Mathias Noviforensis , Czech Matěj ze Středy ; * probably in Neumarkt , Duchy of Breslau ; † April 1, 1370 ) was a Cistercian monk and titular bishop of Trebinje . As auxiliary bishop , he performed pontifical acts in Litomysl and in Breslau .

Life

Mathias came from a middle-class family from Neumarkt near Breslau . His parents were called Nikolaus and Margaretha. Since they are noted in the Kamenz and Heinrichau books of the dead, it can be assumed that they had close ties to the Silesian Cistercians. This is probably why Mathias entered the Cistercian Abbey of Leubus . During the frequent absences of his brother Johannes , who at that time was not only bishop of Leitomischl, but also an advisor to the emperor Charles IV , he took over pontifical acts in his diocese. Therefore he was on July 31, 1355 by Pope Innocent VI. appointed titular bishop of Trebinje ( episcopus tribuniensis ). Even after his brother's return he stayed in Bohemia, often in the vicinity of Emperor Charles IV, in whose documents he appeared several times as a witness. On August 1, 1356, with royal approval, he acquired various goods from the Prague citizen Henslin Meinhard.

From 1361 his presence in Silesia is documented, where he also performed the duties of auxiliary bishop. He owned goods in Würben, Jankau and Thomaskirch near Ohlau . On February 3, 1362 he acquired the village of Groß Tinz near Liegnitz with the associated Vorwerk, which he committed to the Grüssau monastery in his will , whereby part of the income was intended for the salvation of his parents and his brother. In the same year he acquired the Grüssau monastery properties in Striege and Wammelwitz near Strehlen , which were to be returned to the monastery after his death.

He maintained close relationships with Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz-Brieger , to whom he repeatedly lent amounts of money. He donated two canons and the second vicariate to the collegiate monastery established by the duke in Brieg in 1368 . He also set up an Anniversarian Foundation for himself and his brother from interest income . On August 4, 1368 he sold his house in Breslau to the Kamenz monastery, asking for lifelong right of residence. He died on April 1, 1370. According to tradition, his body was buried in the Leubus collegiate church.

literature

• Joseph Jungnitz : The auxiliary bishops of Breslau . Verlag von Franz Goerlich, Breslau 1914. pp. 26–30.