Sebastian Cattaneo

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Sebastian Cattaneo OP (also Sebastian Cattaneus ; Italian Sebastiano Cattaneo ; * 1545 in Milan ; † April 28, 1609 ibid) belonged to the Dominican order and was 1589-1609 Bishop of Chiemsee . He was also known for his theological writings.

Life

Sebastian was the son of Gotardo Cattaneo. When he entered the Dominican convent of Sant 'Eustorgio in Milan, he was already a doctor of theology . In the monastery he became lecturer of theological studies and later prior . He was a penitentiary at the Milan Cathedral , a popular preacher and confessor in higher society. He was also a close associate of Cardinal Karl Borromeo .

It is not known when and why Cattaneo left Milan. He is documented as provincial of the Dominican Order in Hungary , perhaps also stayed in Bohemia and lived in Bolzano from 1579 . Since 1582 he stayed in Salzburg , where he was theological advisor to Archbishop Johann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy and published several dogmatic and moral theological writings. From 1584 at the latest, he held the office of assessor and councilor of the consistory, and from 1586 was head of the seminary . After the death of Archbishop Kuen-Belasy in 1586, he officiated as a notary in the election of his successor Georg von Kuenburg . Since Georg von Kuenburg was only in office for eight months, Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau followed him in 1587 , whose confessor Sebastian Cattaneo was.

After the death of Chiemsee Bishop Christoph Schlattl , Archbishop Raitenau nominated Sebastian Catteneo as his successor on August 16, 1589. On the occasion of his confirmation on August 25th of the same year, Cattaneo had to sign a document in which his rights and duties were defined in 17 articles, with the main emphasis on obedience to the archbishop. At the same time, Archbishop Raitenau gave him the office of vicar general and official as well as the presidency of the consistory. The archbishop ordained him episcopal on September 3 of the same year. Since Catteneo, like all his predecessors, was also auxiliary bishop in Salzburg , he was imposed a residence obligation in Salzburg, which he was not allowed to leave without the consent of the archbishop. Cattaneo confirmed the conditions associated with the takeover of Chiemsee in writing on September 22, 1589.

In 1595 the relations between Archbishop Raitenau and Sebastian Cattaneo deteriorated, whereby it is assumed that Cattaneo had denounced his Archbishop because of his relationship with Salome Alt . The trigger for the subsequent disputes was the vacancy of the parish of Saalfelden , which was in the archbishopric of Salzburg and, in Cattaneo's opinion, was part of his episcopal equipment. When the archbishop's curator blocked the estate of the deceased pastor from Saalfelden, Cattaneo did not agree. In protest he went to Herrenchiemsee , from where he turned again to Archbishop Raitenau and offered to resign. He did not follow the archbishop's request to return to Salzburg within two days because of the existing residence obligation. Since a solution to the dispute was not in sight, Cattaneo turned to the Pope with the request to recall him from Germany. Raitenau refused a proposed arbitration by the Bavarian duke. After Cattaneo did not return to Salzburg, he closed the Salzburg residence of Cattaneo, the Chiemseehof , drove out the Chiemsee officials and blocked the Chiemsee goods and income located in the archbishopric. Even a conversation with the dean of Salzburg Cathedral sent to Herrenchiemsee did not lead to success.

In the winter of 1595/96, Cattaneo had a conversation with Pope Clement VIII in Rome , who asked him to return to Salzburg. Cattaneo then went to Herrenchiemsee, from where he declared his readiness to return to the archbishop. Raitenau now rejected both Cattaneo and an attempt to mediate by the Bavarian Duke. Although the Pope had in the meantime agreed to Cattaneo's resignation , the latter now insisted on his reinstatement in office and the return of the confiscated goods. Since Cattaneo intended to visit his Tyrolean district , Rainenau complained about it to Archduke Matthias . In 1598 the Pope asked the Archbishop to reinstate Cattaneo in his office. Although subsequent negotiations took place in the monastery of St. Zeno in Reichenhall , they did not lead to success because of Raitenau's unyielding attitude. Instead Raitenau convened a feudal court , which Cattaneo declared his fief for forfeit. In addition, Raitenau asked the Upper Austrian government to expel his opponent from the country and, if he should enter Salzburg territory, to take him prisoner. Cattaneo then donated the income from 1595–1599 to the Innsbruck Jesuit College and returned to Milan in 1604, where he took 16,000 guilders from the diocese with him.

After asking the Roman Curia several times for a new assignment, he was appointed coadjutor of the Bishop of Vigevano in Northern Italy. He never took office because Cattaneo had previously died in the Sant 'Eustorgio monastery in Milan. He was buried in the monastery church.

Fonts

  • Tractatus brevis de Sanctissimorum Sacramentorum legis Evangelic [a] e doctrina . Verona (1582)
  • Enchiridion de Sacramentis novae Legis . Passau (1584)
  • Summula Doctoris Cattanei Ordinis Praedicatorum, Casus Conscientiae, summa brevitate atque facilitate complectens . Passau (1586)
  • Tractatus brevis de censuris ecclesiasticis . Graz (1588)
  • Tractatus brevis de censuris ecclesiasticis . Passau (1589)
  • Tractatus de Censuris ecclesiasticis . Passau (1589)
  • Enchiridion, eorum quae in controversiam vocantur . Ingolstadt (1589)
  • Summula Reverendissimi Domini Episcopi Chiemensis casus conscientiae ... complectens. Salzburg (1592)
  • Ordinationes ... pro reformatione cleri suae Diocoesis . Salzburg (1594)
  • Enchiridion de Sacramentis novae Legis . Salzburg (1594)
  • Censura Promovendorum Ad Sacros Ordines, Nec Non Officia & beneficia ecclesiastica . Salzburg (1603)
  • Explicatio in Catechismum romanum ex decreto Concilii Trident. editum . Ingolstadt (1590)
  • Censura promovendorum ad sacros ordines . Passau (1629)

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predecessor Office successor
Christoph Schlattl Bishop of Chiemsee
1589–1609 		Ehrenfried von Kuenburg
personal data
SURNAME Cattaneo, Sebastian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cattaneus, Sebastian; Cattaneo, Sebastiano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Chiemsee
DATE OF BIRTH 1545
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1609
Place of death Milan