Thomas Planta

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Thomas Planta (1520–1565) Prince-Bishop of Chur 1550–1565
Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishop of Chur 1550–1565

Thomas Planta (born December 21, 1520 or 1502 in Zuoz , Engadin , † April 28, 1565 in Bad Fideris , Switzerland ) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Chur .

Life

Hartmann von Planta's son and his wife, a née Schucan, studied in Vienna and at the end of 1542 was cathedral choirmaster in Chur .

On December 21, 1549, Thomas Planta was elected Bishop of Chur by the cathedral chapter . His opponent Bartholomäus Hieronymus von Salis , Chur canon, accused him of heresy (closeness to Protestantism) at the Roman Curia , whose investigation, however, did not confirm this. Pope Julius III confirmed the election on March 19, 1550. After his justification before the Curia, he received the episcopal ordination on October 10, 1551 in Rome . The Pope asked him to choose to travel home via Trent and to attend the second session of the Council of Trent (1551/52). Planta arrived in Trento on October 29th and stayed until April 22nd, 1552. His long absence aroused mistrust and indignation in his episcopal city. The Association of Churches of God sent a messenger to Trento with the request not to get involved, as he had no authority from the Association. He bears sole responsibility for all consequences of his participation in the council. Bishop Planta rejected this request as presumption. On July 26, 1552 he received the imperial regalia from Emperor Charles V and in October 1552 the city of Chur paid homage to him.

Bishop Thomas Planta stayed away from the third crucial session. He justified his decision with the fact that "the dangerous situation of his diocese" did not allow the shepherd to stay away for a longer period of time. The apostolic nuncio Giovanni Antonio Volpe warned him urgently that as bishop he was obliged to participate. He forced the bishop to delegate his mandate to a representative. On June 15, 1562, Bishop Plante appointed the Abbot of Einsiedeln , Joachim Eichhorn , as his procurator . Because of illness and return, the power of attorney was short-lived; Nuncio Volpe took over the representation himself and signed the council decrees “ pro me et procuratorio nomine […] Thomae Plantae episcopi Curiensis ”.

His entire term of office was dominated by the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and the associated call for internal church reform. He was no longer able to carry out the resolutions, he died on April 28, 1565 while taking a spa stay in Bad Fideris and was buried in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Chur.

Episcopal coat of arms

The four-part coat of arms shows in fields 1 and 4 on a white / silver background a black Alpine ibex , placed on the right / left, the coat of arms of the Principality of Chur (Association of Churches ); in fields 2 and 3 on a white / silver background a cut black bear paw with red claws and a cut, also placed on the right / left, the coat of arms of the von Planta family. Cross, miter, crosier and sword, insignia of spiritual and secular power.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Planta in the German Biography , accessed on August 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Thomas <Chur, Bischof> (1502–1565) on thesaurus.cerl.org, accessed on August 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Different year of birth possibly before 1500 on annalas.ch, accessed on August 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ Albert Fischer: Outline of the history of the Diocese of Chur from the beginning until today. ( Memento of August 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 29 MB) bistum-chur.ch, p. 17; Retrieved August 25, 2013
  5. ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volume 3, p. 183.
  6. ^ Albert Fischer: Thomas Planta 1550–1565.
predecessor Office successor
Lucius Iter Bishop of Chur
1550–1565 		Beatus a Porta
personal data
SURNAME Planta, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Planta, Thomas von; Plant, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Chur
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1520
PLACE OF BIRTH Zuoz
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1565
Place of death Bad Fideris