Procopius of Templin

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Prokop von Templin , also Procopius von Templin (* 1609 in Templin / Uckermark, † November 22, 1680 in Linz / Upper Austria ) was a writer and sacred song poet of the Baroque period.

Life

Coming from a Protestant family, the young orphaned shy boy was deported to Bohemia by imperial recruiters at the age of sixteen and was never to see his homeland again. Apparently under the impression of these experiences Prokop joined the Capuchin Order in Vienna in 1627 . In the service of the order he went a. a. to Mariazell (Styria) and the Mariahilf Monastery in Passau . In 1662 he witnessed the great earthquake in Passau that seriously damaged the city and monastery. He retired with the Capuchins of Linz , where he died at the age of 72. His large anthologies of sermons for the entire church year as well as Marian songs were mostly published in Salzburg.

Due to the popularity and theological foundation of his sermons and poems, he is considered the forerunner of Abraham a Sancta Claras . His German is considered to be the linguistically best of the 17th century.

Works (selection)

  • Mariae Hülff Ehren-Krantzel . Passau 1642
  • Hertzen-Freud and soul comfort . Passau 1659
  • Virtue mirror of all breeding-loving Closter virgins . Nuremberg 1679

List of works and references

Literature (selection)

Essays
Monographs
  • Leonard Fethke: Prokopius von Templin as a poet. Mary's Capuchin Poet in the Thirty Years War; a contribution to the history of German (sermon) literature; Valuation of life and work . Pilotkarmel-Verlag, Binningen 1998, ISBN 3-907568-16-8 .
  • Leonhard Fethke: Prokopius von Templin. 1609-1680; Preacher and poet in the 17th century . Self-published, Heringsdorf 2008.
  • Veit Gadient: Prokop von Templin. His life and works (German sources and studies; Vol. 3). Habbel-Verlag, Regensburg 1912 (also dissertation, University of Friborg / CH 1912).
  • Eleonore Kinsky: The preaching work of Father Prokop von Templin . Dissertation, University of Vienna 1962.
  • August Heinrich Kober: The Marian poems of Prokop von Templin . Verlag Noske, Borna 1916 (including dissertation, University of Münster 1916).
  • Sebastian Wieser: Prokopius von Templin, a German Paul of the 17th century (leader of the people; vol. 18). Volksvereins-Verlag, Mönchen-Gladbach 1916.

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personal data
SURNAME Procopius of Templin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Templin, Procopius von; Prokop, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and sacred song poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1609
PLACE OF BIRTH Templin , Uckermark
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1680
Place of death Linz , Upper Austria