Mauritius Enk
Mauritius Enk (also Moritz Enk ; * 1538 ; † December 13, 1575 ) was 1564 and from 1571 to 1575 librarian of the St. Gallen monastery .
Enk came from Altstätten . He made his profession on November 30, 1559 . He has been attested as a subdeacon since 1560 and as a deacon and priest from 1562 . Around 1564 he studied philosophy in Dillingen and theology in Paris around 1571 . Back in St. Gallen, Abbot Otmar Kunz appointed him librarian. His knowledge of the French, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Syrian and Chaldean languages is evidence of his learning. He also wrote more than a dozen papers on music and philosophy. In addition to the library office, he was apparently also a novice master and pastor in Wil .
literature
- Rudolf Henggeler : Profession book of the princely. Benedictine abbey of St. Gallus and Otmar in St. Gallen. Einsiedeln 1929, pp. 251 f., No. 150.
- Franz Weidmann : History of the library of St. Gallen from its foundation around the year 830 up to 1841. Edited from the sources on the millennial jubilee. St. Gallen 1841, pp. 63-65.
Web links
- Lorenz Hollenstein: Enk. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cod. Sang. 443, 1102, 1103, 1115-1126. In: Online manuscript catalog of Codices 1–1725 of the St. Gallen Abbey Library
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sartor |
Librarian of St. Gallen 1564 and 1571–1575 |
Jodocus Metzler |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Enk, Mauritius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Enk, Moritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Librarian of the St. Gallen Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1538 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1575 |