Mindelheim contract

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The Mindelheim Treaty was signed in 1569 and regulated the simultaneous use of a church by Catholics and Protestants . It is sometimes seen today as the beginning of ecumenism .

At that time there were two churches in Memmingen , the Martinskirche and the Frauenkirche. Since Protestant Christianity was introduced in Memmingen in 1524/25, the Martinskirche was owned by the Protestants, who made up the largest proportion of the population. At the same time the church was used by the Antonites . The Frauenkirche, on the other hand, was still Catholic and was used as the order church of the Kreuzherrenkloster .

The use of the two churches was regulated in the Mindelheim contract; it was agreed that the churches could be used by both denominations . The Frauenkirche was divided up: the sacristy, the nave and the organ gallery were now Protestant, the choir and the first gallery were Catholic. The church was available to Protestants eight hours a day.

The contract lasted until 1805.

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  1. ↑ Joachim Bahlcke (ed.): Confessional plurality as a challenge. Coexistence and Conflict in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Times. Winfried Eberhard on his 65th birthday. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 3-86583-081-1 .
  2. ↑ Michael Vennemann: Do not be afraid, Petrus Romanus. Part 2: Notes, Explanations, Literature. Self-published, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-025348-5 , p. 371.