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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  The Episcopal Lineage of Pope Benedict XVI
Josef Wendel, Titular Bishop of Lebessus and Coadjutor of Speyer.
Consecrated 29 June 1941 at Speyer, in the Cathedral, by Ludwig Sebastian, Bishop of Speyer, assisted by Matthias Ehrenfried, Bishop of Würzburg, and by Josef Kolb, Titular Bishop of Velicia and Auxiliary of Bamberg.
Scipione Rebiba, Titular Bishop of Amicle and Auxiliary Bishop of Chieti.
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 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographies - W
Consecrated, June 29, 1941, cathedral of Speyer, by Ludwig Sebastian, bishop of Speyer, assisted by Matthias Ehrenfried, bishop of Würzburg, and by Josef Kolb, titular bishop of Velicia, auxiliary of Bamberg.
Consecrated, June 29, 1968, cathedral of Speyer, by Isidor Markus Emanuel, titular bishop of Marazane, former bishop of Speyer, assisted by Hermann Volk, bishop of Mainz, and by Alfred Kleinermeilert, titular bishop of Pausula, auxiliary of Trier.
Elected titular bishop of Ombi and appointed auxiliary of Eugeniusz Baziak, archbishop of Lviv of the Latins and apostolic administrator of Kraków, July 4, 1958.
www.fiu.edu /~mirandas/bios-w.htm   (4043 words)

  
 Nicolaus von Weis
Bishop of Speyer, born at Rimlingen, Lorraine, 8 March, 796; died at Speyer, 13 December, 1869.
Hereupon he taught the humanities at the seminary (1818-20), was pastor at Dudenhofen (1820-22), canon at the cathedral of Speyer (1822-37), and dean of the cathedral (1837-42).
During his pontificate the cathedral of Speyer was artistically frescoed by Schraudolph (1846-53), and the renovation of its western front was completed (1858).
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/w/weis,nicolaus_von.html   (255 words)

  
 Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
Bishop of Utrecht in Holland from 900 to 918.
During the seventy-four years he was bishop he was the most influential prelate in Gaul, the culminating event of his life being the baptism of Clovis, King of the Franks, in 496.
Bishop of Angers in France and by tradition of Sorrento in the south of Italy.
www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk /saintsr.htm   (2370 words)

  
 Origins of Anti-Semitism II -- November 16, 1999
Bishop Rüdiger of Speyer was on cordial terms with the Jews of his district, and gave them a charter guaranteeing their autonomy and security.
Bishop Hermann, at great danger to himself, secretly conveyed the Jews from their Christian hiding places to Christian homes in the country; the pilgrims discovered the maneuver, hunted their prey in the villages, and killed every Jew they found (June, 1096).
At Worms Bishop Allebranches received such of the Jews as he could into his palace, and saved them; upon the rest the Crusaders fell with the savagery of anonymity, killing many, and then plundering and burning the homes of the Jews; here many Jews committed suicide rather than repudiate their faith.
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 Quesions from Chazan Readings
Fortunately for them, the bishop of neighboring Speyer was willing to bring them to his town, accord them security and safety, and grant them the rights necessary to earn their livelihood and to conduct their religious affairs.
Bishop Rudiger indicates clearly that his intention was to bestow upon these immigrant Jews a generous set of safeguards and rights.
When I wished to make a city out of the village of Speyer, I, Rudiger, surnamed Huozmann, Bishop of Speyer, thought that the glory of our town would be augmented a thousandfold if I were to bring Jews.
www.history.umd.edu /Faculty/BCooperman/NewCity/Charters.html   (1346 words)

  
 Assemblies and Visitations
They required that bishops be absent from their sees for no more than three weeks a year, a canon which has been repeated time and again over the centuries.
Bishops were to be able to read the Scriptures, comment on them, know the canons and Gregory’s Pastoral Rule, preach in the vernacular, tour the diocese regularly, recruit good clergy and reform the existing ones, establish cathedral schools, and copy authentic liturgical texts.
Bishop Francis Kelley, the founder of the Catholic Church Extension Society wanted to establish a "Religious Experimental Farm," a sort of laboratory for rural ministry.
www.owensborodio.org /priests/boyea.html   (4730 words)

  
 Willkommen im Burgeninformationszentrum Lemberg / Pfalz
In 1603, after the death of the Neudahn sovereigns, the Bishop of Speyer granted the castle as a fief to an administrator.
A settlement in 1438 between Heinrich of Dahn the Young and Heinrich of Geroldseck resulted with the Bishop Reinhard of Speyer granting Heinrich Neudahn and Tanstein as a fief in 1439.
Heinrich was able to avert their threat to burn down the castle through diplomatic negociations and reference to the Bishop of Speyer, who had granted him the castle as a fief.
www.burg-lemberg.de /engl/burgreg/neudahn/index.htm   (479 words)

  
 Jewish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Within six years Speyer became one of the first communities on the Rhine to be attacked.
John, bishop of Speyer even called out his army after 11 Jews were killed in a riot, but he was an exception rather than the rule.
Under orders of the Bishop of Speyer and with the backing of Frederick's troops, the Jews were re-admitted to the city.
www.davidsconsultants.com /jewishhistory/history.php?search=speyer   (562 words)

  
 1933 Corcordat
Bishops took an oath of allegiance to the Fascist Dictatorship, and the clergy were ordered never to oppose it or incite their flock to harm it.
Bishops would be selected by the church, subject to the approval of the state, and an oath of loyalty to Hitler.
As a result of the bishops' decision, a pastoral message drafted by Grober was published on June 3 announcing the end of the hierarchy's opposition to the Nazi regime, provided that the state respected the rights and freedoms of the Church -- notably in relation to Catholic schools and associations.
liberalslikechrist.org /Catholic/1933Concordat.html   (6755 words)

  
 Bishop of Speyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer in the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
Priest of Speyer; confirmed 7 January 1911; ordained 19 February 1911; appointed Archbishop of München und Freising
Priest of Speyer; ordained 29 June 1968; Appointed Archbishop of München und Freising
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 schloesser-magazin.de: Maulbronn Monastery - Time Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The land there is a donation of Bishop Gunther von Speyer.
A plaque in the chancel of the monastery church bears the inscription: "Praesul Guntherus pater est fundaminis huius" (Bishop Gunther is the father of this founding).
the Bishop of Trier consecrates the monastery church.
www.schloesser-magazin.de /eng/objekte/ml/ml_zeite.php   (560 words)

  
 Johannes von Geissel
On 1 February, 1819, he was appointed professor at the Gymnasium of Speyer; on 24 June, 1822, canon of the cathedral chapter of Speyer; and on 25 May, 1836, dean of that body.
The new bishop displayed such zeal and efficiency that after four years he was called to a larger sphere of activity.
Geissel was a man of many gifts and great energy, one of the foremost German bishops of the nineteenth century.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/g/geissel,johannes_von.html   (860 words)

  
 schloesser-magazin.de: Meersburg Palace - Famous Persons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On the initiative of the Prince Bishop, the construction of the "Neues Schloss" (New Palace) was begun in 1710.
The brother of Franz Conradt resided in the New Palace, where he had the interior redecorated and purchased new furnishings in the taste of that era.
This prince bishop was an enthusiastic collector of natural history specimens, with a particular interest in shells.
www.schloesser-magazin.de /eng/objekte/me/me_personene.php   (424 words)

  
 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Conclaves by century
-Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, bishop of Strassburg, Alsatia.
Cardinal Mihály Frigyes Althan, bishop of Vác, Hungary, presented the veto of Emperor Karl VI of Austria against the election of Cardinal Fabrizio Paolucci.
Cardinal Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, bishop of Ostia and Velletri, dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, had to leave the conclave because of a serious illness on April 15, 1724 and died during the sede vacante.
www.fiu.edu /~mirandas/conclave-xviii.htm   (2270 words)

  
 Speyer Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Speyer's Imperial Cathedral is not only a landmark for the city, but it dominates the city and adds a very impressive atmosphere of splendour and history.
The bishop of Speyer, beeing in charge of the coronation church and Krypta for plenty of ancient kings, was at all times one of the most powerful bishops in Germany.
While I was in Speyer, there was a special exhibition "100 years Playmobil" - but besides such special exhibitions the museum shows also the treasuries of the cathedral, a wine-museum and a museum about the history of Speyer from the stone-age till today.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Germany/Land_Rheinland_Pfalz/Speyer-17582/Things_To_Do-Speyer-BR-2.html   (1607 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jacob van Hoogstraten
The latter appealed to Rome; whereupon Leo X authorized the Bishop of Speyer to decide the matter.
On 29 March, 1514, the Bishop of Speyer announced that the "Augenspiegel" contained nothing injurious to the Catholic Faith, pronounced judgment in favour of Reuchlin, and condemned Hoogstraten to pay the expenses consequent upon the process.
Although to us living in the twentieth century the attitude of Hoogstraten and his party may be censured as severe, yet when viewed in the light of the medieval spirit we find much that will palliate the views then prevalent.
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In 1528, when, previously to the Diet of Speyer, the bishops took measures against the Evangelical preachers, the bishop of Metz desired to call Schwebel to account.
He did not refuse his protection to Evangelical preachers who were assailed by their bishop, and he also drew men of Evangelical sentiments into his circle; but, on the other hand, he left priests undisturbed who discharged their office in the traditional manner.
And though the bishop of Metz, Apr. 9, 535, lodged complaint, and urgently entreated to "leave the priests in their ancient and customary manner of life according to the precepts of the Church," only reporting those who lived unseemly for chastisement, Ruprecht consistently enforced his mandate.
www.ccel.org /s/schaff/encyc/encyc10/htm-old/0300=282.htm   (977 words)

  
 speyer.de | Sightseeing
The imperial Cathedral of Speyer, the foundation of which is in the form of a latin cross, is one of the largest and most significant Romanesque edifices in Germany.
Around 1090 the Bishop of Speyer, Rüdiger Huzmann, established a settlement of Jews right next to the cathedral.
The city hall of Speyer, once a free city of the Holy Roman Empire, is a good example of late Baroque architecture.
www.speyer.de /de/tourist/sehenswert?switch_language=en   (437 words)

  
 Maulbronn
The bishop visited the convent and in the year 1147 moved the monks to a fief belonging to the diocese - Maulbronn.
On the inner panel, there is a picture of Gunther of Speyer and Walter of Lomersheim presenting a model of the church to the Virgin Mary above them.
The intelligent designs, hard-work and skilled tradesmanship of the Cistercian monks in Maulbronn enabled the monastery, which was in the care of the Bishop of Speyer, to grow rapidly.
www.maulbronn.de /relaunch/e_800/html/kloster-geschichte.php   (1003 words)

  
 Johannes von Geissel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
At age twenty-six in 1821, Geissel was appointed canon of the cathedral chapter in Speyer; in 1837, bishop of Speyer.
Earlier in the year, he invited his suffragan bishops to Cologne for a meeting at which he defined the ultramontanists' goals in 1848: freedom of the church from the state; oversight and control of elementary schools; and establishment of a separate government ministry for Catholic affairs.
In Würzburg, the twenty-six bishops recommended to all German states that the church be granted uninhibited administrative authority and the right to found schools.
www.ohiou.edu /~Chastain/dh/geisel.htm   (753 words)

  
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The German bishops felt aggrieved because they had not been admitted to the consultation at Ems, and even though some of them were won over, a part held entirely aloof.
This opposition of the bishops found its leader and spokesman in Count LimburgStyrum, prince bishop of Speyer, who came out in public with his criticism of the resolutions of Ems and thereby started lengthy literary discussions on both sides.
In pursuance of this arrangement he openly abandoned the ground taken in the Ems agreement, petitioned in Rome for the renewal of the quinquennial faculties, and raised no objection when the nuncio in Cologne was commissioned to undertake his episcopal examination (processes informativus).
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 Heritage
When I wished to make a city out of the village of Speyer, I Rudiger [...]bishop of Speyer, thought that the glory of our town would be augmented a thousandfold if I were to bring Jews.
Bishop Rudiger of Speyer, Charter, 1084, from Robert Chazan, Church, State, and Jew in the Middle Ages (Behrman House, 1980)
From the 8th to the 15th centuries, during the era that later observers would call the Middle Ages, new centers of civilization and patterns of life evolved out of the ruins of the ancient world.
www.pbs.org /wnet/heritage/episode4   (555 words)

  
 Official website of the XX WYD 2005: Map of Archdioceses and Dioceses / Information / Pilgrimage Sites
The most important pilgrimage church in the Diocese of Speyer is the Imperial Cathedral of Saint Mary in the bishop’s seat of Speyer.
It was built by the Salian emperors during the 11th century and is perceived as one of the most magnificent examples of Roman architecture.
In 1930, to mark the 900th anniversary of the laying of the Imperial Cathedral’s foundation stone the picture was ceremoniously installed in the Cathedral.
www.wjt2005.de /index.php@id=378&si=1.htm   (573 words)

  
 Altdahn Castle Group
Konrad Mursel von Dahn, a grandson of the Speyer fief holder Friedrich von Dahn, built Castle Grafendahn on the middle one of the five castle rocks around 1267 in result of these family disputes.
In 1287, due to the lack of male heirs from the Neudahner and Grafendahner families, ownership of the castle complex was passed out to a union of families and in 1288 has five further owners besides Konrad; the von Windsteins, von Eichens, von Landsbergs, von Sponheims and Heinrich the Summerer.
Since Konrad was without a male heir, the Speyer cathedral gave its permission allowing the transfer of his portion of the castle to his daughters.
keithlaney.net /Legendary_Castles_of_the_Palatinate/Altdahn/altdahn_castle_group.htm   (744 words)

  
 Bishop of Augsburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Archdiocese of München und Freising / Munich.
Bishop of Speyer; confirmed 21 November 1836; installed 22 February 1837; died in office
Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg; confirmed 13 July 1856; installed 3 September 1856; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg
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 Black Forest Genealogy
In 1743, the Bishop of Speyer set a traders tax for all the users of the ferry service and all the villagers of Illingen.
For the special merits of the bishop and his nephew Johann I, for the service to the Habsburger King and the Emperor Albrecht I, he bestowed in his charter from Jan. 14th 1300 the fortress Lichtenau it's townrights, and guaranteed the citizens the right to personal freedom.
When the Count of Eberstein and the Margrave of Baden, both ruling princes in the region, converted to the new faith and the influence of the Bishop of Speyer waned, the Protestant dogma was readily accepted by the people.
www.websters.net /blackforest/rastatt2.html   (4192 words)

  
 Liege in the Reformation: text
The bishop, city authorities, and guilds took a firm line resisting heresy, but very few citizens of the city were punished.
In the villages ruled by the Bishop of Speyer, Forster sees a strong Catholic identity developing in the presence of a very traditional type of Catholicism.
One illustration of this connection is the case of an agent of the Counter-Reformation—the inquisitor and auxiliary bishop Grégoire Sylvius.
www-personal.umich.edu /~hdiet/frmain.htm   (5056 words)

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