Sebastian from Rostock
Sebastian von Rostock (born August 24, 1607 in Grottkau ; † June 9, 1671 in Breslau ) was Prince-Bishop of Breslau from 1665 to 1671 .
Origin and career
The son of a Grottkau craftsman attended grammar school in Neisse and studied philosophy and theology at the Jesuit University in Olomouc from 1627 . In the year of his ordination he became chaplain in 1633 and pastor in 1635 at the Neiss parish church. In 1636 the doctorate to Dr. theol., in 1641 he became a canon in Breslau . Because of his services in the Thirty Years' War , Emperor Ferdinand raised him to the nobility. In 1649 he became archdeacon and preacher of the Wroclaw Cathedral. In 1663 he was appointed coadjutor and vicar general of the minor Breslau bishop Karl Joseph of Austria .
Prince-Bishop of Wroclaw
After the death of Bishop Karl Joseph of Austria, the Wroclaw Cathedral Chapter elected Sebastian von Rostock as his successor on April 21, 1664. The episcopal ordination took place on April 12, 1665.
After the Oberlandeshauptmann Duke Georg III. von Brieg and Liegnitz died, the emperor appointed the newly elected bishop Sebastian von Rostock as governor of Silesia . This reestablished the connection between the Breslau episcopal dignity and the Oberlandeshauptmannschaft, which was broken in 1608 under pressure from the Silesian princes and estates.
Even as vicar general, Sebastian von Rostock was an ardent advocate of the Counter-Reformation who tried to win the Protestant population for Catholicism .
After his death he was buried in the Breslau Cathedral . A tomb was also created for the Neiss parish church.
literature
- Karl Kastner: Wroclaw Bishops . East German Publishing House, Breslau 1929.
- Joseph Jungnitz : The tombs of the Breslau bishops . Max, Breslau 1895.
- Conrad Wutke : Sebastian Rostock . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 503 f.
Web links
- Letter of nobility from Emperor Leopold I for Bishop Sebastian Rostock of Breslau , 1668, Freiburg University Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Joachim Bahlcke : Silesia and the Silesians . Langen Müller, Munich, reviewed and updated new edition. 2000, ISBN 3-7844-2781-2 , p. 60.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Joseph of Austria |
Prince-Bishop of Breslau 1665–1671 |
Friedrich of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rostock, Sebastian von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince-Bishop of Breslau, Governor of Silesia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1607 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grottkau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1671 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |