Andreas Ludwig Beit, Kirche und Kirchenreform in der Erzdiöceze Mainz im Zeitalter der Glaubensspältung und der beginnenden tridentinischen Reformation 1517-1618
sebastian, heusenstamm, sebastian, heusenstamm, german, march, 1508, march, 1555, archbishop, elector, mainz, from, 1545, 1555, most, reverendsebastian, heusenstammarchbishop, elector, mainzchurchroman, catholicarchdioceseelectorate, mainzin, office1545, 1555p. Sebastian of Heusenstamm German Sebastian von Heusenstamm 16 March 1508 18 March 1555 was the Archbishop Elector of Mainz from 1545 to 1555 The Most ReverendSebastian of HeusenstammArchbishop Elector of MainzChurchRoman CatholicArchdioceseElectorate of MainzIn office1545 1555PredecessorAlbert of MainzSuccessorDaniel Brendel von HomburgOrdersOrdination6 October 1531Consecration2 May 1546by Melchior Zobel von GiebelstadtPersonal detailsBorn 1508 03 16 16 March 1508FrankfurtDied18 March 1555 1555 03 18 aged 47 EltvilleBuriedMainz Cathedral Memorial to Sebastian in Mainz Cathedral Biography editSebastian of Heusenstamm was born in Frankfurt on March 16 1508 He was ordained as a priest in Mainz on October 6 1531 Following the death of Albert of Mainz the cathedral chapter of Mainz Cathedral elected Sebastian to be the new Archbishop of Mainz on October 20 1545 Pope Paul III confirmed his appointment on January 27 1546 and he was consecrated as a bishop by Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt Bishop of Wurzburg on May 2 1546 The practice of canonical visitation had been re established by the Council of Trent so Sebastian conducted a visitation of the Archbishopric of Mainz aimed at rooting out Protestant tendencies in the archbishopric This visitation was largely carried out by Sebastian s auxiliary bishop Michael Helding later Bishop of Merseburg Sebastian held a provincial synod on November 19 1548 to launch the Counter Reformation in Mainz In 1551 along with John of Isenburg Grenzau Archbishop of Trier he attended the Council of Trent but the archbishops rushed home with the outbreak of the Second Margrave War in 1552 During the Second Margrave War troops of Albert Alcibiades Margrave of Brandenburg Kulmbach attacked Mainz in 1552 devastating the city This convinced Sebastian that Charles V Holy Roman Empire was unable to protect the ecclesiastical territories from the secular states surrounding them He thus became a supporter of the principle of cuius regio eius religio although he died before the Peace of Augsburg was signed Sebastian died in Eltville on March 18 1555 He is buried in Mainz Cathedral References editThis page is based on this page on German Wikipedia Profile from catholic hierarchy org Andreas Ludwig Beit Kirche und Kirchenreform in der Erzdioceze Mainz im Zeitalter der Glaubensspaltung und der beginnenden tridentinischen Reformation 1517 1618 Catholic Church titles Preceded byAlbert of Mainz Archbishop of Mainz1545 1555 Succeeded byDaniel Brendel von Homburg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sebastian von Heusenstamm amp oldid 1048018351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
