Johannes de Indagine, born Johannes von Hagen (died 11 August 1469) was a
Benedictine
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monk and a notable abbot of
Bursfelde Abbey. He was the originator of the
Bursfelde Congregation
The Bursfelde Congregation, also called Bursfelde Union, was a union of predominantly west and central German Benedictine monasteries, of both men and women, working for the reform of Benedictine practice. It was named after Bursfelde Abbey.
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Life
Johannes de Indagine, born Johannes von Hagen, was at first a
canon of the ''Magdalenenstift'' in
Hildesheim
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. In 1439, after the death of
Johannes Dederoth, who reformed Bursfelde Abbey after a period of decline, he was elected his successor as abbot.
During Indagine's period of office, several other monasteries adopted the mode of life of Bursfelde and formed an association, the
Bursfelde Congregation
The Bursfelde Congregation, also called Bursfelde Union, was a union of predominantly west and central German Benedictine monasteries, of both men and women, working for the reform of Benedictine practice. It was named after Bursfelde Abbey.
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, which continued to grow after Indagine's death. In May 1446 under his direction the first general meeting of the chapter general of the new congregation took place, attended by all the abbots of the participating monasteries. This continued as an annual meeting. This chapter general was the highest authority in the congregation and was empowered to make very wide-reaching decisions.
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German Benedictines
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1469 deaths