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Engelbert Of Altena-Isenberg
Engelbert of Altena-Isenberg (1198 – 1250) was appointed Propst at St. George's Church in Cologne around 1220 and then Dompropst von Osnabrück in 1222. On September 4, 1223 ''Engelbertus, Osnabrugensis ecclesie maior prepositus'' he became Engelbert I bishop of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück. and reigned during two periods, the first from 1224 - 1226 and the second from 1237 - 1250. History The Diocese of Osnabrück, erected in 772, was founded by Charlemagne, in order to Christianize the conquered stem-duchy. The episcopal and capitular possessions grew in time, and its prince-bishops exercised an extensive civil jurisdiction within the territory covered by their rights of Imperial immunity. The Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1225 until 1803. It should not be confused with the Diocese of Osnabrück , which was larger and over which the prince-bishop exercised only the spiritual authority of an ordinary bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Propst (title)
A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian Churches. Historical development The word ''praepositus'' (Latin: "set over", from ''praeponere'', "to place in front") was originally applied to any ecclesiastical ruler or dignitary. It was soon more specifically applied to the immediate subordinate to the abbot of a monastery, or to the superior of a single cell, and it was defined as such in the Rule of St Benedict. The dean (''decanus'') was a similarly ranked official. Chrodegang of Metz adopted this usage from the Benedictines when he introduced the monastic organization of canon-law colleges, especially cathedral capitular colleges. The provostship (''praepositura'') was normally held by the archdeacon, while the office of dean was held by the archpriest. In many colleges, the temporal duties of the archdeacons made it impossible for them to fulfil those of the provostship, and the headship of the chapter thus fell to the dean. The title became ''prevost'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
