St. Antonius Brotherhood Kottenheim
The St. Antonius Brotherhood was founded in Kottenheim in 1693 and existed until the 1970s.
history
In 1693 parishioners from Kottenheim decided to found the St. Antonius Brotherhood . The occasion was the daily dangers to which one saw oneself exposed during the dangerous work in the Kottenheimer Winfeld , a quarry between Kottenheim and Ettringen . They wanted to be under the special protection of St. Ask Antony . The purpose of the brotherhood was thus the promotion of the religious and moral life among its members and the protection from spiritual and physical evils through the special protection of the saint. Confirmation of the brotherhood was sought in the same year from Archbishop Johann Hugo von Orsbeck of Trier , but was not given until March 6, 1697. The decree read:
“Johannes Hugo, Archbishop of Trier through God's mercy , St. Roman Empire Arch Chancellor , our beloved son Johannes Bartz, pastor in Kottenheim.
Since, according to the evangelist, the righteous shine like the sun before the face of God, it is right and right that we should honor, praise and glorify those whom God indulges and distinguishes in heaven according to the measure of their holiness, also on earth according to the Words of the psalmist: "Praise the Lord in his holy ones." Particularly prominent among them is St. Anthony of Padua. The devotion to this saint and his veneration among the believing people grows and increases so much that the special veneration of St. Anthony, with the approval of the Apostolic See , formed their own brotherhoods. We are therefore happy to grant you and your parishioners the wish that you may, for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls, in your parish church in Kottenheim, a brotherhood invoking St. Anthony at Padua for now and for the future, in which pious works and devotional prayers on the days to be determined by us, for public and private affairs at the throne of the grace and mercy of God, by the brothers and sisters of the brotherhood among particular Benefits can be provided.
Given in our Ehrenbreitstein residence on March 6, 1697, Johannes Hugo, Archbishop of Trier "
Perfect indulgences could be obtained "after repentant, valid confession and worthy Holy Communion" on the day of entry into the brotherhood and at the hour of death, as well as on the Sunday after the feast day of St. Anthony on June 13th, Easter Tuesday , Pentecost Tuesday and on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross on September 14th.
Statute of 1821
As a result of the social turmoil since the end of the 18th century, the brotherhood as the Society of Mühlenstein workers received a new statute on June 29, 1821. After that, one undertook to attend the funeral of deceased brothers on the feast day of St. Antonius has to pay a fee for every millstone sold, as well as an admission fee and membership fees.
Not only Kottenheimer, but also Mayener, Ettringer, St. Johanner, Ober- and Niedermendiger, Thürer and Trimbser stone workers joined the brotherhood. The Mayen mine owners made it their job to become a member of the St. Antonius Brotherhood. When the brotherhood mass was held in the parish church in Kottenheim on the Sunday after Antonius, all stone workers had to attend the mass.
Statute of 1847
On August 29, 1847, an extensive statute was issued under Pastor Franz Stephan Braun from Kottenheim, which was approved on October 5, 1847 by Trier Vicar General Matthias Martini . In the new statutes, the support of accident miners was regulated for the first time. In the event of death or serious injuries, such as a broken arm or leg, 6 thalers were paid, for minor injuries 3 thalers. On the feast day of St. Anthony were given mild gifts to the poor in the village.
With the founding of the Kottenheimer Knappschaftsverein in 1862, the brotherhood began to lose importance. Nevertheless, the Kottenheimer stuck to their St. Antonius brotherhood. In 1926 a new flag was commissioned and the members accompanied a deceased brother at the funeral until the 1970s. Today the brotherhood no longer exists. The flag from 1926 was extensively restored for the 1000th anniversary of the local community in 2008 and has been hanging in the parish church of St. Nikolaus in Kottenheim ever since .
literature
- NN: The St. Antonius Brotherhood in Cottenheim . Paulinus printing works, Trier 1885.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anton Pickel (1878–1963): The local stone industry - in Festschrift 61. Mayen Stone and Castle Festival. Vulkan-Druckerei, Kottenheim 2012.
- ↑ Statute of Cottenheimer Miners Association of 6 October 1898. Luis Schreder, Mayen 1898th
- ^ Claudius Engelhardt: The parish church in Kottenheim: A tour through the church and its history. BoD - Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2014, ISBN 978-3-7322-9829-7 .