Matthias Schgier
Matthias Schgier (also Sgier) (* 1622 in Ruschein ; † May 2, 1687 in Chur ) was dean of the cathedral in Chur in the Swiss canton of Graubünden .
Life
Matthias Schgier attended high school at the Collegium Helveticum in Milan, later he studied theology at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome, where he did his doctorate and received the minor orders. He was ordained priest in Chur. From 1642 to 1656 Schgier worked as a pastor in Sedrun . 1656 to 1664 was canon in Chur from 1664 to 1687 cathedral dean.
Even as a pastor, Schgier was an ardent supporter of the Spanish-Austrian party , later he became its leader and opponent of the French party. He played an important role in the so-called "bull fight". In a bull in 1655 Pope Alexander VII had ordered the solution of the Disentis monastery , of 14 Catholic parishes between Domat / Ems and Andermatt and three branches of the Surselva deanship from the Diocese of Chur ; these should henceforth belong to a quasi-diocese of Disentis and be directly subordinate to the Apostolic See, freed from the jurisdiction of the Chur bishop.
Chur didn't want to put up with that; Domkustos Matthias Schgier was supposed to prevent the split. On June 5, 1656, he traveled to the Landsgemeinde in Disentis and asked Abbot Adalbert II. De Medell to hand over the bull to him. The abbot had to give in, and Sgier received the papal document. In October 1656, the Disentis monastery received the full exemption from the diocese of Chur for the waiver .
In 1664 Schgier became dean of the cathedral. During the unrest in Rhäzün's rule , Schgier played an important role from 1674 to 1680. He frequently corresponded with the Austrian government, which temporarily entrusted him with the administration of power.
After his friend Clau Maissen was murdered in 1678, his opponents also initiated a lawsuit against the politically active Schgier. Under various incidental matters, he was accused of causing unrest and lese majesty . In October 1678 Schgier was captured and arrested after leaving the cathedral
Bishop Ulrich VI. de Mont tried to uphold ecclesiastical immunity, but could not prevent the trial; the process lasted from December 13, 1678 to May 26, 1679. The verdict was for life-long expulsion from the country and for taking over the costs of 5100 florins . Schgier moved to Feldkirch , where he wrote his defensive pamphlet as well as other pamphlets that he had printed and distributed in the Three Leagues . The process was sent to Rome for review.
Under pressure from his Austrian patrons, Schgier was able to return from Feldkirch to Chur on July 8, 1683. He was acquitted of all charges by the appeal court and reinstated in office and dignity.
Schgier spent the last four years of his life unchallenged in the Episcopal Castle in Chur, where he died on May 2, 1687. A grave monument in the cathedral of Chur reminds of him today.
literature
- Felici Maissen: The exile and rehabilitation of the cathedral dean Dr. Matthias Sgier , in Bündner Monatsblatt 7/8, 1953; P. 205 ff
Web links
- Adolf Collenberg: Schgier [Sgier], Matthias. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diocese archive Chur ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Southeastern Switzerland
- ↑ Diocesan archive ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information from Felici Maissen, Cuort Ligia Grischa
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schgier, Matthias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sgier, Mattias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chur Canon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1622 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Intoxication |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1687 |
| Place of death | Chur |