Rucker from Lauterburg
Rucker von Lauterburg (also: Rücker von Lauterburg or Rüdiger von Lauterburg ; * around 1400 in Lauterburg ; † March 14, 1466 in Speyer ) was a Catholic priest, rector of the University of Leipzig , canon and vicar general of the Principality of Speyer . He spent two diplomatic missions in Rome for his bishop .
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Rucker von Lauterburg came from the Alsatian border town of Lauterbourg, which at the time also belonged politically to the Duchy of Speyer . Nothing is known about his parentage and early life. He was obviously of non-aristocratic origin and, following the custom of the time, named himself after his hometown "Rucker von Lauterburg" . Presumably it is identical to the "Ritkerus Molitoris de Lauterburg" who studied in the winter semester of 1418 at the University of Erfurt .
In 1431 he is named as chaplain of St. Justin near Landau and Frühmessner in Böchingen . On June 26, 1431, Rucker von Lauterburg enrolled at the University of Leipzig, where he was elected rector as a bachelor's degree on April 23, 1432, for the summer semester, and obtained his licentiate in theology on December 12, 1432 . On October 11, 1432, he also served as dean and vice-chancellor for the doctorate there in philosophy . After his return to the home diocese of Speyer, Rucker von Lauterburg became canon here. In this capacity he took part in 1440 as a representative of Bishop Reinhard von Helmstatt in the Provincial Synod convened by Archbishop Dietrich Schenk of Erbach in Aschaffenburg .
Rucker von Lauterburg advanced to Speyer cathedral preacher and initiated a resolution of the cathedral chapter on July 8, 1443 that the antiphon " Salve Regina " should be sung every day in the cathedral while the choir staff marched past the image of grace in a solemn procession. In addition, on Saturday evenings and on the eve of important church festivals, he had the so-called “Salve devotion” introduced, a word service for devotion to Mary . This custom exists in the diocese of Speyer to the present day, just as the antiphon "Salve Regina" is still sung in the cathedral at all celebrations . Both traditions go back to Canon Rucker von Lauterburg.
From 1446 to 1448 the clergyman acted as vicar general of the Prince Diocese of Speyer. In 1456 Bishop Siegfried III sent him . von Venningen, together with the dean of the cathedral, Johann von Venningen , who later became the chief shepherd of Basel, to Rome to obtain confirmation of his new office. Three years later, Rucker von Lauterburg, together with the Provost Ulrich von Helmstatt , went on the same mission for Bishop Johannes II. Nix von Hoheneck to the Roman Curia . As a canon and doctor of theology , Rucker von Lauterburg issued a strict missive against the violation of celibacy ("priestly concubinat ") on behalf of Reform Bishop Matthias von Rammung in 1465 . During the establishment of the monasteries in Ettlingen and St. Michael in Pforzheim, the canon acted as papal executor, and as a witness when the foundation of the collegiate monastery Baden-Baden was notarized .
Rucker von Lauterburg died on March 14, 1466 and was buried in the cloister of the Speyer Cathedral , which no longer exists , near the “Predigerstuhl” there. As early as 1452, he had donated two daily masses in his will in the cathedral and endowed the annual St. Bernhard Festival in the cathedral chapel of the same name. Both are entered in the more recent Speyerer Seelbuch .
literature
- Konrad von Busch and Franz Xaver Glasschröder : “Choir Rules and Younger Sea Book of the Old Speyer Cathedral Chapter” , Volume 1, Pages 139–141, Speyer 1923
Web links
- The rectors and deans of the University of Leipzig; Rucker von Lauterburg on sheet 5 (1432) (PDF file; 407 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source on St. Justin near Landau
- ↑ Source on the introduction of the Speyerer Salve devotion by Rucker von Lauterburg
- ^ Source on the trip to Rome, 1456
- ^ Journey to Rome, with Johann von Venningen
- ↑ Source for Rucker’s writing against the priestly concubinat
- ↑ Source on the office of the papal executor
- ↑ On the foundation of the monastery in Baden-Baden
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rucker from Lauterburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rücker von Lauterburg; Rüdiger von Lauterburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Rector of the University of Leipzig, Canon in Speyer, Vicar General of the Prince Diocese of Speyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1400 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lauterbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1466 |
| Place of death | Speyer |