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THE BORSINGER CHRONIK |
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| JOHANNES JAKOB, Pater Phillip O.S.B Einsiedeln. Son of Joseph Fridolin and Katharina Zimmermann,born March 7,1758 and died June, l9. 1832. Out of the Professbook of the Princely Benedictine Abbey of “Our Blessed Lady” of Einsiedeln, P.Rudolf Henggeler, OSB, writes: P.Phillip (Jakob) Borsinger von Baden had his Profess on Nov.21, and became priest on Sept.15, 1783.Up to Aug.1785 P.Phillip was “Subarchivar”, then he became Katechet(catechist) in the village and instructor for the Converts.At the same time he was exorcist: because on Jan. 1788 he had to go to the monastery of Fahr where they thought sister Walburga Weber to be demonic. On Dec.4, 1789 he became catechist in the “Gross” and afternoon catechist in the village of Einsiedeln. On Oct.6, 1789 he became subpastor, however was moved already on Nov.4,1790 as pastor to St.Gerold where he worked until 1802. He had to be removed from there, because his behavior produced a scandal. In the Archives there is a large correspondence between the Bishop of Constance and the Abbot of Einsiedeln., which I have translated but I would not include here. It should,however, not be doubted on the moral integrity of P.Phillip as well as his thoroughly piet intentions. Back in the Monastery later on he became Ceremoniar and secretary of the “Kapitel”(Chapter), as well as up to March 28,1822 Instructor for the brothers, and after that Infirmar. He died June 18,1831 in his 74 th year of age:”Vir singularis,vir admirabilis,vir revera martyrisatus sine ulla unquam impatienciae verbulo out suspirio”. He endured his pain with great patience. Never could you hear a complaint,never an “ah”or alas or woe! He never wanted to bother the Doctor spite the fact that his legs were rattening away and were full of magets. He had his wounds washed with Holy Water.Only in the last three days he was willing to give in and said to the Doctor:”Now you can treat and do with me what ever you like” and he was ready to take Medicine. For many years he did not drink any wine, only in the few last weeks of his suffering could he be convinced of its merrit and then drank a good portion! He had to suffer a lot during his life because he was a special lover of Exorcism and Benedictions. Tis was the reason for his estrangement with Wessenberg(Bishop of Constance) etc.He was an extremely busy confessor, extremely strict with himself and asketic and as a confessor rather too gentle than strict. Many considered him a saintly man. His portrait hangs in the Archives at the Abbey of Einsiedeln. JAKOB HEINRICH, born 1760 |
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| LUCILLA (9/2/1761-9/14/1833) in the beginning she helped her brother ,Kaspar Jos. Ant. Niklaus at the Blume which he acquired in 1800.She married in 1899 the bookbinder Beat Jakob Diebold the owner of the “Paradise” wich later on was incorporated into the Verenahof. After the death of her father in 1841 she took her mother in with her. | ||
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| MARIA ANNA (1762-1831) married the inkeeper of the Red Shield, Schneeweli ,and as her heritage the Red Shield later on went into the Borsinger family. LORENZ 1764 MARIA ANNA NOTHBURGA 1767 MARIA MARGARETA 1770 in the Red Shield FRANZ BERNARD DOMINIK 1771 HEINRICH LORENZ 1773 MARIA THERESA,DOROTHEA FIDELIS 1777 Exnovicin of monastery Catharina than later she lived with her mother and siste in the house called Paradise |
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| KASPAR JOSEPH ANTON NIKLAUS, born March 16,1779 and died March 23, 1841.His potrait was hanging in the Blume,together with his wife’s ,and both are now in the Borsinger room at the Museum. I ones was informed that he had three brothers in monasteries, P. Johannes Evangelist,Subprior in Muri, P.Phillip in Einsiedeln and “may be P.Benedict,Decan at the Cystercienser Order in Wettingen or Koenigsfelden, I was,however, never able to comfirm the existance of the latter,both Monasteries are no longer in existance. Wettingen moved to Mehrerau in Austria. Kaspar apparently was not the youngest child. His mother was Ma ria Clara, daughter of Dietrich Anton Wiederkehr and Anna Maria born Wanger. He acquired the Hotel Blume from his sister Maria Anna Scheeweli- Borsinger owner also of the Red Shield, and with him started the Hotel Dynasty of the Borsingers which lasted l72 years. The Blume has become the “Stammhaus” or Ancestrial Home of the Borsingers. | ||
On April 28,1800 KASPAR-JOSEPH-ANTON-NIKLAUS BORSINGER, the youngest son of Joseph Fridolin and Maria Klara Borsinger-Wiederkehr married Maria-Anna-Elizabeth-Xaveria Dorer, daughter of Joseph (Franz) Ulrich Dorer (from the Hinterhof) governor at that time and Anna Maria Elisabeth Dorer, and he bought the Blume. Several relatives allready had Hotels or restaurants and it was the time of the blooming of this industry especially due to the sulfurbaths His sister Lucilla, who in the beginning helped him out in the Hotel, was married to the bookbinder Diebold,they owned the “Paradise”. Another sister, Maria Anna, was married to the inkeeper of the “Red Shield”,Mr Schneweli, and as her heritage, the Red Shield later on went into the Borsinger family. In 1819 Mrs. Maria Anna Borsinger (born Dorer)died. Out of her marriage to Kaspar Joseph Antont here were tree children: CasparJoseph Alois 5/20/1801 |
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