Nicholas of Flüe (German: Niklaus von Flüe; 1417 – 21 March 1487)瑞士隱士和苦行僧，也是瑞士的守護聖人。 他有時也被稱為克勞斯兄弟。他做過農民、軍事領袖、議員、顧問、法官和神秘主義者，因完全的道德操守而備受尊敬。以禁食二十餘年而聞名。克勞斯兄弟在斯坦斯議會（1481年）上的建議幫助避免了瑞士各州之間的戰爭。......The Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, designed by Peter Zumthor布魯德·克勞斯·菲爾德教堂由彼得·卒姆託在德國梅赫尼希設計：教堂建於2005年至2007年間，是一個混凝土結構的帳篷狀建築，建在112根樹幹之上，這些樹幹後來被燒毀，留下了一個漆黑的、充滿冥想氛圍的內部空間。用途：這座教堂是朝聖和靜默冥想的場所，旨在紀念聖人的苦行生活。教堂於2007 年，成為了對建築和靈性感興趣的人們的熱門目的地。

 

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Saint Nicholas of Flüe
Nicholas of Flüe, from the altar piece of the local parish church in Sachseln.
Brother Klaus
Born	1417 Unterwalden, Switzerland
Died	21 March 1487 Sachseln, Switzerland
Venerated in	Catholicism
Beatified	1669
Canonized	1947 by Pope Pius XII
Major shrine	Sachseln, Switzerland
Feast	21 March (25 September in Switzerland and Germany)
Patronage	Switzerland, Pontifical Swiss Guards

Nicholas of Flüe (German: Niklaus von Flüe; 1417 – 21 March 1487) was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland.^[1] He is sometimes invoked as Brother Klaus. A farmer, military leader, member of the assembly, councillor, judge and mystic, he was respected as a man of complete moral integrity. He is known for having fasted for over twenty years. Brother Klaus's counsel to the Diet of Stans (1481) helped prevent war between the Swiss cantons.^[2]

Early life

In 1417, Nicholas was born in the village Flüeli near Sachseln, in the canton of Unterwalden^[3] as the eldest son of wealthy peasants. He had two brothers named Eglof and Peter.^[4] The families surname von Flüe comes from a rock (Fluh=Flüe).^[4] He was baptized in Kerns.^[5] In 1431/1432 he accompanied his father to the local peasants council and was therefore admitted as a member of the free peasants of Obwalden.^[6]

At the age of 21, he enrolled in the army and during the Old Zürich War, waged against the canton of Zurich by the rest of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Nicholas distinguished himself as a soldier and took part in the Battle of Ragaz in 1446.^[1] He later took up arms again in the so-called Thurgau war against Archduke Sigismund of Austria in 1460. It was thanks to Nicholas' influence that a house of the Dominican nuns, the convent of St. Katharinental, where many Austrians had fled after the capture of Diessenhofen, escaped being destroyed by the Swiss confederates.^[1] They farmed in the hamlet of Flüeli in the alpine foothills, above Sachseln on the Lake Sarnen. He also continued to serve in the military to the age of 37, rising to the rank of captain. He reportedly fought with a sword in one hand and a rosary in the other. After leaving military service, he became a councillor for his canton and then in 1459, for nine years, served as a judge. He declined the opportunity to serve as Landammann (governor) of his canton.

尼古拉斯·馮·弗呂（德語：Niklaus von Flüe；1417年－1487年3月21日）是一位瑞士隱士和苦行僧，也是瑞士的守護聖人。 [1] 他有時也被稱為克勞斯兄弟。他曾是農民、軍事領袖、議員、顧問、法官和神秘主義者，因其完全的道德操守而備受尊敬。他以禁食二十餘年而聞名。克勞斯兄弟在斯坦斯議會（1481年）上的建議幫助避免了瑞士各州之間的戰爭。 [2]

早年生活

1417年，尼古拉斯出生於下瓦爾登州薩克塞爾恩附近的弗呂埃利村[3]，是富裕農民的長子。他有兩個兄弟，分別叫埃格洛夫和彼得。 [4] 家族姓氏馮弗呂（von Flüe）源自於一種岩石（Fluh=Flüe）。 [4]他在克恩斯受洗。 [5] 1431/1432年，他陪同父親參加當地農民議會，因此被接納為奧布瓦爾登自由農民的一員。 [6]

21歲時，他應徵入伍。在舊蘇黎世戰爭期間，尼古拉斯表現出色，並參與了1446年的拉加茲戰役。這場戰爭由舊瑞士邦聯其他地區對蘇黎世州發動。 [1] 後來，他又在1460年與奧地利大公西吉斯蒙德的圖爾高戰爭中再次拿起武器。由於尼可拉斯的影響，多明我會修女院——聖卡塔琳娜塔爾修道院——在迪森霍芬陷落後，許多奧地利人逃往那裡，該修道院才免於瑞士邦聯的摧毀。 [1]他們在薩爾嫩湖畔薩克塞爾恩上方的阿爾卑斯山麓弗呂埃利村務農。他一直服役到37歲，晉升為上尉。據說他一手持劍，一手持念珠作戰。退伍後，他成為所在州的議員，並在1459年起擔任了九年的法官。他婉拒了擔任所在州州長（Landammann）的機會。

A plate from the Amtliche Luzerner Chronik of 1513 of Diebold Schilling the Younger, illustrating the events of the Tagsatzung at Stans in 1481. Top: A priest named Heini am Grund visits Niklaus von Flüe to ask him for his advice to save the failing Tagsatzung at Stans, where the delegates of the rural and urban cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy could not agree and threatened civil war. Bottom: Am Grund returned to the Tagsatzung and related Niklaus' advice, whereupon the delegates compromised. Am Grund is shown holding back a bailiff who wants to go and spread the good news already: Niklaus' advice remains secret to this day.

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AI 概述 布魯德·克勞斯·菲爾德教堂由彼得·卒姆託在德國梅赫尼希設計，獻給弗呂的聖尼古拉斯（1417–1487）。他被親切地稱為「克勞斯兄弟」（Bruder Klaus）或尼古拉斯·馮·弗呂（Nikolaus von Flüe），是一位15世紀的瑞士隱士、神秘主義者，也是瑞士和天主教農村青年運動的守護聖人。關於聖人和教堂的重要訊息：聖人：尼古拉斯·馮·弗呂曾是一位農民，育有十個孩子，也是一名瑞士衛兵，後來成為一名隱士，以其對和平與冥想的奉獻而聞名。地點：這座教堂位於德國艾費爾地區，由當地農民赫爾曼-約瑟夫和特魯德爾·沙伊特維勒夫婦委託建造。設計與用途：教堂建於2005年至2007年間，是一個混凝土結構的帳篷狀建築，建在112根樹幹之上，這些樹幹後來被燒毀，留下了一個漆黑的、充滿冥想氛圍的內部空間。用途：這座教堂是朝聖和靜默冥想的場所，旨在紀念聖人的苦行生活。教堂於2007 年，這裡成為了對建築和靈性感興趣的人們的熱門目的地。

AI Overview

The Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, designed by Peter Zumthor in Mechernich, Germany, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Flüe (1417–1487). Known affectionately as "Bruder Klaus" (Brother Klaus) or Nikolaus von Flüe, he is a 15th-century Swiss hermit, mystic, and the patron saint of Switzerland and the Catholic Rural Youth Movement. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Key Details About the Saint and Chapel:

• The Saint: Nicholas of Flüe was a farmer, father of ten, and Swiss guardsman who later became a hermit, known for his commitment to peace and meditation.
• Location: The chapel is located in the Eifel region of Germany, commissioned by local farmers Hermann-Josef and Trudel Scheidtweiler.
• Design & Purpose: Built between 2005 and 2007, the structure is a concrete, tent-like form built over 112 tree trunks that were later burned away, leaving a blackened, contemplative interior.
• Patronage: The chapel is a place of pilgrimage and silent meditation, honoring the saint's ascetic life. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

The chapel was completed in 2007, and it is a popular destination for those interested in architecture and spirituality. [1, 2]