Philipp von Rodenstein

Relief of the coat of arms and inscription of Bishop Philip I of Rodenstein, on the eastern outer side of the Episcopal Palace Dirmstein

Rodensteiner coat of arms in Scheibler's coat of arms book .

Philipp von Rodenstein (* 1564 ; † March 21, 1604 in Speyer ) was a noble German cleric and from 1595 to 1604 Prince-Bishop of Worms .

Origin and family

He came from the noble family von Rodenstein and was the son of Engelhard II von Rodenstein (1512-1568) and his second wife Barbara von Oberstein († 1613). The parents lived with their children in Dalsheim (the father and his first wife, who died in 1556, had been since 1555) and were later buried in the Pauluskirche in Worms , where a beautiful epitaph was dedicated to them, which is currently in the Worms City Museum . In Dalsheim, the Burg Rodenstein vineyard is a reminder of the family's no longer existing manor house. The bishop's sister Agnes von Rodenstein was married to Christoph Lerch von Dirmstein , the half-brother of Caspar IV. Lerch von Dirmstein .

Live and act

Philipp von Rodenstein grew up in Dalsheim, and he was probably born there too. After the early death of his father, his mother's brother, Andreas von Oberstein , Speyer cathedral dean and well-known reformer in the sense of the Council of Trent , was appointed his guardian. In 1574 Rodenstein became domiciliary at the cathedral monastery of Worms, from 1582–84 he completed the biennium at the University of Ingolstadt and studied from 1582 to 1591 at the universities of Bourges (1584–86), Leuven (1586–87), Bologna (1587–89 and 1590 respectively –91) and Siena (1589).

1593 became Philip of Rodensteinstraße to Kantor , 1595 the curator at Worms Cathedral , 16 September the same year he was elected bishop of Worms , which office he held until his death in 1604, held. As a bishop he was called Philipp I von Rodenstein . He was known for his diligence and for his strict church discipline. In addition, the shepherd took great care to preserve the churches and castles in his diocese. In this context, he had the summer residence of the Worms bishops in Dirmstein renewed and his coat of arms stone with an inscription is walled in there to this day. He donated a new high altar with dedicatory inscription for the Worms Cathedral , which, however, perished in the cathedral fire of 1689.

In the Principality of Speyer , Rodenstein held the dignity of cathedral capitular and made several foundations for the Speyer cathedral . In this capacity he represented the Speyer Bishop Eberhard von Dienheim , together with the later Bishop Philipp Christoph von Sötern , as an authorized representative at the Reichstag in Regensburg .

On the occasion of the ongoing wild-catching dispute with the Electoral Palatinate , Bishop Rodenstein traveled to Emperor Rudolf II in Prague in 1597 to seek help there. Philipp von Rodenstein died in Speyer in 1604 , where he had gone on behalf of the emperor to open an Imperial Deputation Day.

Epitaph in the west choir of Worms Cathedral (remainder of the tomb)

He was buried in the cathedral in Worms and received a grave monument with his statue. The memorial was destroyed, the heavily damaged grave slab is now in the Worms City Museum , the plaque with the epitaph still exists in the west choir of the cathedral. It says u. a .:

" To the Reverend Prince and Lord, Philip, from the noble family of Rodenstein, the dean and chapter of this basilica in the year of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, 1595, on September 16, because of his excellent spiritual gifts and virtues, the sharpness of his judgment, his proven erudition, piety and humanity, finally because of his wonderful cleverness and skill in running the business, unanimously, with the votes of all, elected bishop and head of the Worms Church ... "

- Rüdiger Fuchs: The inscriptions of the city of Worms , Volume 2 of: Deutsche Insschriften, Mainzer Reihe , 1991, page 436

The later Bishop of Worms Georg Anton von Rodenstein was the grandson of his cousin through the paternal family line (Rodenstein); through the maternal family line (Oberstein), however, his own cousin.

gallery

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  Damaged epitaph of her parents' coat of arms in the Worms City Museum

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  Gravestone of sister Agnes Lerch von Dirmstein geb. von Rodenstein († 1617), Worms City Museum

literature

• Wilhelm Franck: Documented history of the Lords of Rodenstein and their possessions (1293–1671) together with remarks about the Rodenstein legends. In: Archive for Hessian History and Archeology , Volume 11, Darmstadt 1867, pp. 561–645, here: pp. 612–613; Digital scan of the source
• Rudolf Vierhaus: German Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 8, Page 466, Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2007, ISBN 3110940256 ; Scan from the source
• Friedhelm Jürgensmeier : The diocese of Worms from Roman times to its dissolution in 1801 . Echter Verlag, Würzburg 1997, pages 185-187, ISBN 3-429-01876-5 .

Web links

• Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Website for the rest of the grave monument in Worms Cathedral

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rüdiger Fuchs: The inscriptions of the city of Worms , Volume 2 of German inscriptions, Mainzer series , 1991, pages 354 and 464, ISBN 3882264985 ; 1. Excerpt from the source 2. Excerpt from the source
2. ^ Document regist from which the sisterhood between Christoph Lerch von Dirmstein and Bishop Philipp von Rodenstein results  in the German Digital Library
3. ↑ Michael Martin: Sources on the history of Dirmstein and the Lerch von Dirmstein family , 2004, page 154, ISBN 3980830446 ; Text excerpt from the source
4. ↑ Friedrich Prinz, Georg Jenal, Stephanie Haarländer : The present in the past: Contributions to the culture and history of the recent and recent times: Festival for Friedrich Prinz on his 65th birthday . Verlag Oldenbourg, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-486-56036-0 , p. 38 excerpt from Google Books
5. ^ Franz Xaver Remling : History of the Bishops of Speyer , Volume 2, Mainz 1854, page 389; Digital scan
6. ↑ Website for the dedicatory inscription of the altar
7. ↑ ibid, page 433, footnote 1334; Digital scan
8. ↑ ibid., Page 438; Digital scan
9. ↑ Website for the grave slab in the city museum
10. ↑ Scan from the source
11. ^ Genealogical website on maternal grandparents

predecessor	Office	successor
Georg von Schönenberg	Bishop of Worms 1594–1604	Philip II. Kratz von Scharfenstein