Peter Hentges
Peter Hentges (. Robert II of Himmerod) (* 9. May 1714 in Driesch in Lutzerath ; † 27. October 1782 in Großlittgen - Himmerod ) was a German Cistercian - Abt .
Life
Robert Hentges, who was baptized Peter, was a son of the judge Matthias Hentges and his wife Maria geb. Bins from Driesch near Lutzerath. After finishing school, Hendges obtained his first bachelor's degree in 1830 and in the following year 1831 he passed the master's degree at the Trier artist faculty . He entered the Ciestly Abbey of Himmerod in 1735, then took his religious vows as Brother Robert on June 24, 1736 , and on May 23, 1739 he received his sacrament of ordination as a priest monk . In 1743 he enrolled at the Trier Theological Faculty , where he studied law and graduated with a doctorate . He then became a lecturer in theology and cellar at the Himmerod monastery.
After Anselm Raskop, the 48th abbot of Himmerod, died on December 16, 1651, Hentges was elected abbot on January 25, 1752, chaired by the Heisterbach abbot Augustin Mengelberg . The consecration ( benediction ) took place on March 25, 1752 in the Archbishop's house chapel in Trier with the assistance of the Trier Benedictine abbots of St. Maximin and St. Matthias . Although Auxiliary Bishop Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, on the instructions of Archbishop Franz Georg von Schönborn , was appointed Archbishop's election commissioner, contrary to the usual privileges of the order , the protests of the covent against Hontheim's legal encroachments were unsuccessful.
Hentges, who had directed the fortunes of Himmerod Abbey as abbot for over 30 years, was honored in the most praiseworthy manner of the good spiritual and economic status of the monastery during his tenure.
Works
- The coat of arms of Abbot Robert in the ornamental gable of the gate house in Himmerod: Under the intertwined rings a hand holding a heart with the house brand of the Hentges family from Driesch.
literature
Alfons Friderichs (Ed.): Hentges, Peter (Robert II. Von Himmerod) In: Personalitäten des Kreis Cochem-Zell, Kliomedia, Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-084-3 , p. 152.
Web links
- Entry on Peter Hentges in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
- Hentges, Robert at thesaurus.cerl.org
- Robert Hentges 49th Abbot of the Himmerod Monastery 1752–1782 in: Biographia Cisterciensis (Cistercian Biography), version of May 26, 2018 at zisterzienserlexikon.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Raskop, Anselm. In: zisterzienserlexikon.de. Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
- ^ Trier - St. Maximin. In: klosterlexikon-rlp.de. Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hentges, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robert II of Himmerod |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German dept |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1714 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Driesch |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1782 |
| Place of death | Himmerod |