Theodor Martin

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Johann Theodor Martin (born June 18, 1839 in Konstanz , † September 10, 1906 in Heiligenberg ) was a German priest of the Roman Catholic Church with the title of Monsignor , princely Fürstenberg court chaplain and historian.

Live and act

Theodor Martin was the son of a master tailor. His eloquence was already noticed at the Konstanz high school , which later made him a sought-after preacher. As a talented singer, Martin was a member of the “Singer Group Bodan” (today the Symphonic Choir) in Constance. From 1859 he studied theology at the University of Freiburg i. Br .; In 1863 he was ordained a priest in St. Peter by Archbishop Hermann von Vicari .

His vicariate at the parish church in Donaueschingen , where he was able to establish relationships with the royal court of the Princely Prince, was decisive for Martin's further career . In 1867 he was entrusted with the royal chaplaincy in Heiligenberg. His investiture as court chaplain took place in 1880 due to the Baden Kulturkampf. In 1874 he refused the offer to change to an old Catholic parish. The archbishop's ordinariate considered Martin a suitable candidate for a larger parish, but he was not willing to give up his position of trust at the princely court. In addition to pastoral care, Martin gave religious instruction in Heiligenberg. He worried about the occupation of the Fürstenberg patronage parishes and in the meantime, as parish administrator, about pastoral care in the neighboring parishes of Röhrenbach and Betenbrunn . Martin is buried in a chapel he built himself in the Heiligenberg cemetery; in his will he considered the poor of his community.

The duties of pastor and court chaplain gave Theodor Martin freedom for travel and historical research. He described a trip to Italy ("Im Fluge", 1881), but most of his publications deal with the history and art history of Heiligenberg and other places in the Lake Constance region of Baden. Martin belonged to the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , for whose writings he wrote several essays; from 1892 to 1899 he represented the Grand Duchy of Baden on the board .

Honors

Fonts (selection)

  • Guide through the Fürstl. Prince B. Castle chapel in Heiligenberg . Badenia, Karlsruhe / List, Pfullendorf, 1890.
  • The knight's hall of Heiligenberg Castle in Swabia . Huttler, Munich, 1889.
  • Zofingen Monastery in Constance . Moriell, Constance, 1883
  • In flight. Italian travel memories. Moriell, Constance, 1881.
  • Heiligenberg then and now. In memory of the six hundred year old existence. Stettner, Lindau, 1876.
  • The crown thorn of Christ in the court chapel at Heiligenberg on Lake Constance . OO, no date
  • Tombs in the St. Martin's Church in Messkirch . In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive. Volume 34, NF 7, 1906, pp. 227-258. Digitized
  • Fragments from the history of the city of Konstanz . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 25, 1896, pp. 5-17. Digitized
  • Ekkehard II in history . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 24, 1895, pp. 7-12. Digitized
  • Heiligenberg in 1892 (733.5 m above sea level) . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 22, 1893, pp. 123-125. Digitized
  • Heiligenberg in 1891 (733.5 m above sea level) . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 21, 1892, pp. 214-217. Digitized
  • Memory of his Highness the most blessed Prince Karl Egon III. to Fürstenberg . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 21, 1892, pp. 77-86. Digitized
  • Costumes on Lake Constance (in pre-Roman, in Roman and in post-Roman times) . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 20, 1891, pp. 104-113. Digitized
  • Diary of the Salem conventual Dionysius Ebe from the years 1796–1801 . In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive. Volume 18, 1886, pp. 21-117. Digitized
  • Castle chapel in Heiligenberg. A contribution to the princely Fürstenberg history . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 12, 1883, pp. 121-125. Digitized
  • Heiligenberg Castle in Swabia . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 12, 1883, pp. 70-79. Digitized
  • Meersburg - Bishop's Castle . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 12, 1883, pp. 44-47. Digitized
  • Heraldic legends and emperor sayings . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 11, 1882, pp. 115-119. Digitized
  • The end of the Salem monastery . In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive. Volume 15, 1882, pp. 101-118. Digitized
  • The riches of Reichenau . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 10, 1880, pp. 21-32. Digitized
  • From the time of the persecution of the Jews on Lake Constance (around 1348) . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 9, 1878, pp. 88-102. Digitized
  • The Clause in the Egg near Heiligenberg in Linzgau . In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive. Volume 11, 1877, pp. 225-236. Digitized

literature

  • J. Rübsamen: Theodor Martin . In: Baden biographies. Volume 6, 1935, pp. 153-155.
  • Julius Mayer: Necrologium Friburgense 1906-1910 . In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive. Volume 39, NF 12, 1911, pp. 1-62, here p. 7 f. Digitized
  • J. Rübsamen: Msgr. Theodor Martin . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 36, 1907, pp. V-X. Digitized

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald Derschka : The association for the history of Lake Constance and its surroundings. A look back at one hundred and fifty years of club history 1868–2018. In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 136, 2018, pp. 1–303, here p. 21, p. 220.
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Johann Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German priest of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Constancy
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1906
Place of death Heiligenberg (Lake Constance district)