Simon von Schöneck
Simon von Schöneck , (*?; † October 22, 1291 , in Frankenthal (Pfalz) ) was Bishop of Worms .
Simon from the von Schöneck family was born as the son of Philip I von Schöneck and his wife Aleidis von Steckelberg . Bishop Emmerich von Schöneck was his brother, Konrad IV von Schöneck his nephew.
Before his election as Bishop of Worms, Simon von Schöneck was dean of the cathedral in Mainz , as well as provost of the St. Viktor monastery there and the St. Peter and Alexander monastery in Aschaffenburg . In 1268 he appears as archdeacon of the rural chapter of Bensheim .
He ruled the diocese of Worms for eight years, three months and four days from 1283 until his death . In the meantime, he earned great merits and, as the Worms chronicler Friedrich Zorn (1538–1610) writes , was given the nickname Spiegel der Geistlichen because of his respectability, great virtue and spiritual change .
He died on November 21, 1291 in Frankenthal and was buried in the church of the local monastery , in front of the high altar.
See also
literature
- Auguste Neÿen: Biography luxembourgeoise: Histoire des hommes distingués originaires de ce pays, considéré à l'époque de sa plus grande étendue ou qui se sont rendus remarquables pendant le séjour qu'ils y ont fait , 1860
- Hessian Historical Commission: The Lorsch Necrolog-Anniversar: Totengedenken im Kloster Lorsch , Volume 2, 2007, Page 280, ISBN 3884430505 ; Excerpt from the source
- Friedrich Zorn: Worms Chronicle of Friedrich Zorn , 1857, page 129; Scan from the source
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich I., Raugraf von Baumburg |
Bishop of Worms 1283–1291 |
Eberhard II von Strahlberg |
Raugraf Eberhard I. | Raugraf Friedrich I. | Simon von Schöneck | Eberhard II von Strahlberg | Raugraf Emicho I. | Eberwin I. von Kronberg | Emmerich von Schöneck | Henry III. by Daun | Conrad IV of Schöneck | Gerlach von Erbach (double election: candidate for the cathedral chapter) | Salmann Cleman (double election: candidate of the Pope) | Dietrich Bayer von Boppard | Johann I. Schadland | Eckard von Dersch | Matthew of Krakow | Johann II of Fleckenstein | Eberhard III. from Stettenberg | Friedrich II. Von Domeneck | Ludwig von Ast | Reinhard I. von Sickingen | Johann III. by Dalberg | Reinhard II of Rüppurr | Heinrich IV., Count Palatine near the Rhine | Dietrich II of Bettendorf | Georg von Schönenberg | Philip I of Rodenstein | Philip II. Kratz von Scharfenstein
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simon von Schöneck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Worms |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1291 |
| Place of death | Frankenthal (Palatinate) |