Pontifical Gundekarianum

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Bishop Friedrich III. von Leuchtenberg with canons

The Pontifical Gundekarianum is after Eichstätter Bishop Gundekar II. Called liturgical book ( Pontifical ). It was continuously updated by his successors until 1697 and thus forms a crucial source for the history of the diocese.

Origin and scope of the work

Starting stock

In 1072 Gundekar handed over a magnificently decorated manuscript to his cathedral church, the so-called Gundekarianum, an anthology of 204 sheets, which, according to Gundekar, was expanded to 257 sheets. 110 sheets form a pontifical, a compilation of the sacraments , ordinations and blessings to be donated by the “pontifex”, the bishop . It also shows that Gundekar was a supporter of church reform , because it placed particular emphasis on the valid mediation of sacramental salvation. A calendar is followed by a ritual, that is, a compilation of blessings, incantations and prayers . The whole is preceded by pages with historical entries since the founding of the diocese under St. Willibald and pages with miniature paintings.

Extensions until 1697

These entries were supplemented by Gundekar's successors up to 1697 with a total of 19 integrated continuations with the episcopal vitae and pictures of bishops in miniature painting .

The original is kept in the Eichstätter diocesan archive; an annotated reprint of selected pages has been available in 380 copies since 1987.

Examples of the paintings

The paintings represent u. a. For the diocese of Eichstätt important persons of the spiritual life are shown. Several Eichstätt bishops are shown , the representations try to illustrate historical processes retrospectively up to the founding phase of the diocese in the 8th century.

literature

  • The "Pontifical Gundekarianum". Facsimile edition of Codex B 4 in the Eichstätt diocesan archive , 2 volumes, facsimile volume, 46 × 37 cm, 82 pages, 37 of which are in color, commentary volume with contributions by Brun Appel, Andreas Bauch, Walter Dürig , Johann Konrad Eberlein , Monika Fink-Lang, Helmut Flachenecker, Hermann Hauke, Dietmar von Hübner, Klaus Kreitmeir, Ernst Reiter and Stefan Weinfurter, bibliography by Maria Mengs, 28 × 20 cm, 199 pages with 9 illustrations and 1 frontispiece, Verlag Reichert 1987
  • Gundekarianum . In: Felix Mader (editor): The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Middle Franconia. I. City of Eichstätt . Munich 1924, reprint Munich and Vienna 1981: R. Oldenbourg, ISBN 3-486-50504-1 , pp. 627-631
  • Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . P. 1f.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Larger excerpt ( memento of March 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) of the page in the Gundekarianum with Pope Johannes XXII.
  2. ↑ Larger section of the picture (b / w)

Web links

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