Philipp II. Kratz von Scharfenstein
Philip II of scratch Scharfstein (* 1540 Securities Value Trarbach; † July 13, 1604 in Mainz ) was a canon in Worms and Mainz, 's chosen in 1604 Prince-Bishop of Worms.
Life and work
He was the son of the landed gentry of Philipp scratch Scharfstein († 1570) and his wife Anna von Schönberg, the sister of the Archbishop of Trier Johann von Schönberg ( 1525-1599 ) and the Worms Prince Bishop Georg von Schönberg ( 1530-1595 ). The father held office from 1449-1552 as Kurtrier bailiff to Koblenz and had 15 children with his wife.
Philip II of scratch Scharfstein entered 1560 into the Worms cathedral chapter, in 1571 he was promoted there to Scholaster, to which office he resigned in 1577 again. Since 1562 he has held various offices within the Mainz cathedral chapter, as Domizellar, since 1572 as a canon and from 1585 Domdekan of Mainz. 1594, he was provost of Worms. 1595, after the death of his uncle, Bishop George of Worms, he also assumed nor its previous role as provost of Mainz. 1573 until his death he held a canonry in addition to the Abbey of St. Victor in front of Mainz (which was but back then already settled in St. John's in the city); Since 1593 he had held the office of Custos there. In addition, Philip was scratch by sharp stone canon at St. Alban before Mainz and 1582-1598 provost of St. Martin ( Oberwesel ). When in 1580 the provost of St. Bartholomew in Frankfurt had died and to Calvinism has gone over Cologne canon Hermann Adolf rose from Solms claims to the succession, they chose Philip scratch from sharp stone on a proposal from the Archbishop of Mainz Daniel Brendel of Homburg provost of Frankfurt pin. Thus, a secularization of the Provost assets was prevented and Scharfstein reorganized the community with great energy. According to Burkhard Keilmann in " The Diocese of Worms from Roman times until the dissolution in 1801 " (page 188) enjoyed the Mainz canon Councilor and the " special trust " by Archbishop Daniel Brendel. Moreover, it was " a supporter of the Catholic reform " within the meaning of the decrees of the Council of Trent had been.
On May 4, 1604 Worms Cathedral Chapter elected its dean Philip scratch from sharp stone Bishop of Worms. Without having the papal confirmation or received episcopal ordination, he already died on July 13 of the same year in Mainz. In the cathedral there he was buried, but his heart was in the Worms Cathedral, located in St. George's Chapel, in the grave of his uncle, Bishop George of Schoenberg.
Family environment
His brother Hugo scratch by Scharfstein († 1625) was provost of Trier and Speyer; his great-nephew ( the grandson of his brother Friedrich) Hugo Eberhard scratch by Scharfstein († 1663 ) also Bishop of Worms and Johann Philipp scratch of Scharffenstein († 1635), a tragic geendeter Field Marshal of the Thirty Years' War.
The great-great aunt of Bishop Philip II scratching of sharp stone is venerated as Blessed Prämonstratenserin Margaretha scratch by Scharfstein (1430-1532), 82 years, " Champion " ( Prioress ) of the monastery Engelport in the Hunsrück.