Melchior von Büren (Canon, † 1546)

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Melchior von Büren (* around 1480 in Davensberg ; † August 8, 1546 in Münster ) was canon , cathedral cantor and cathedral waiter in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Melchior von Büren came from the Westphalian noble family Büren , which was at times one of the most powerful in the diocese of Paderborn and whose members mostly professed Calvinism during the Reformation . Except for the Paderborn canon Bernhard von Büren († 1580), who was Protestant , the dignities of the House of Büren belonged to the Catholic faith .

Melchior was the son of Balthasar von Büren . He had the parish church of St. Anna built in Davensberg between 1497 and 1510 .

Melchior's mother was Elisabeth von Wickede . His brother Johann († 1544) was heir to Davensberg Castle and married to Maria von Coevorden. They were the parents of Canon Balthasar von Büren and the heirs Agnes and Johanna. So the property fell to the Morrien and Wulff families in Füchteln. Melchior's brother Wilhelm was married to Berta von Raesfeld. Their son Arnold (1536-1614) was cathedral dean in Münster.

Career and work

In 1501 he studied at the University of Bologna and is first mentioned as the canon of Münster on December 22, 1503. On July 31, 1511 it came into the possession of the provost in Dülmen. He exercised the office of cathedral waiter since 1512 and took his oath for this on July 25, 1514. In this function he was responsible for the economic affairs of the cathedral chapter . The archdeaconate of Albersloh was transferred to him by the bishop in January 1528. Melchior was staying in Telgte when the Anabaptists attacked the city on Christmas Day 1532. The Anabaptist King Johann von Leiden lived in his Münster curia from 1533 to 1535. In 1543 he renounced the cathedral choir , which was connected to the archdeaconate Albersloh, in favor of his nephew Melchior, while he continued to exercise the office of canon and was also active as cathedral senior. Melchior lived with his maid Anna Hilmering in a concubine . When she died on October 12, 1541, she left him three sons and four daughters. After Melchior's death many foundations for the poor and the Paulinum Münster received donations from his estate. His children have also received donations.

Others

Melchior had an epitaph altar built in the Münster cathedral . This was badly damaged in the time of the Anabaptists , but restored at Melchior's expense. In 1663 the altar was removed because of the construction of the Galen Chapel. At the end of the 17th century parts came to the parish church at Mesum, where they remained - in a greatly modified form - until the end of the 19th century. The relief with the worship scene was acquired by the Westphalian State Museum in 1907 . Here it can still be seen in the Margaret Chapel.

In the parish church of St. Anna in Davensberg there is an epitaph altar , which Melchior had made as a memorial stone by Johann Brabender .

Brabender Altarpiece St. Anna Davensberg, donated by Melchior von Büren

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  • The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canons, page 19ff. Digitized.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the parish church of St. Anna, Davensberg, [1] digitized
  2. ↑ Géza Jászai: The former Bürensche epitaph altar, St. Paulus Cathedral Münster, [2] digitized
  3. ^ History of the parish church of St. Anna, Davensberg, [3] digitized
personal data
SURNAME Büren, Melchior from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon, cathedral cantor and cathedral waiter in Münster
DATE OF BIRTH around 1480
PLACE OF BIRTH Davensberg
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1546
Place of death Muenster