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'''Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee''' (born 11 May 1542 at [[Rosenberg Castle]], died 18 April 1608 at [[Porrentruy]]) was a [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel|Bishop of Basel]] and a leader in the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the region around [[Basel]]. |
'''Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee''' (born 11 May 1542 at [[Rosenberg Castle]], died 18 April 1608 at [[Porrentruy]]) was a [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel|Bishop of Basel]] and a leader in the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the region around [[Basel]]. |
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==Early history== |
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He was the son of William, the [[Prince-abbot of St. Gall]] and upper [[Vogt]] of Rosenberg, and Helen of Hallwyl. Between 1557-59 he was a student at [[University of Freiburg|Freiburg]] under the [[Humanism|humanist]] [[Heinrich Glarean]]. In 1555 he was appointed to the [[Cathedral of Constance]]. He became a [[Canon (priest)|canon]] in 1559, and an [[archdeacon]] in 1570. In 1561 he moved to [[Basel Münster|Basel's cathedral]]. He was unanimously elected Bishop of Basel on 22 June 1575, and on 4 May 1576 this election was confirmed by [[Pope Gregory XIII]]. He was ordained on 10 February 1577 and was granted an [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] [[investiture]] on 15 November 1577.<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|17030|Blarer, Jakob Christoph (von Wartensee)}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 16:53, 23 February 2011
Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee (born 11 May 1542 at Rosenberg Castle, died 18 April 1608 at Porrentruy) was a Bishop of Basel and a leader in the Counter-Reformation in the region around Basel.
Early history
He was the son of William, the Prince-abbot of St. Gall and upper Vogt of Rosenberg, and Helen of Hallwyl. Between 1557-59 he was a student at Freiburg under the humanist Heinrich Glarean. In 1555 he was appointed to the Cathedral of Constance. He became a canon in 1559, and an archdeacon in 1570. In 1561 he moved to Basel's cathedral. He was unanimously elected Bishop of Basel on 22 June 1575, and on 4 May 1576 this election was confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII. He was ordained on 10 February 1577 and was granted an Imperial investiture on 15 November 1577.[1]
References
- ^ Blarer, Jakob Christoph (von Wartensee) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links
- "Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German).