Austrian Benedictine Congregation

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The Austrian Benedictine Congregation under the title of the Virgin Mary received without original sin (Latin: Congregatio Austriaca Beatae Mariae Virginis Immaculatae, Ordinis Sancti Benedicti ) is a monastic congregation , an association of independent Benedictine monasteries . While maintaining the independence of the individual monasteries, the Congregation wants to implement the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity in spiritual, personal, financial and organizational terms.

Members

in brackets the year of foundation or conversion into a Benedictine monastery

  1. Archabbey of St. Peter , Salzburg (696)
  2. Kremsmünster Abbey (777)
  3. Michaelbeuern Abbey (785)
  4. Lambach Abbey (1056)
  5. Admont Abbey (1074)
  6. St. Lambrecht Abbey (before 1076) with the Superiorat in Mariazell (1157)
  7. Melk Abbey (1089)
  8. St. Paul Abbey (1091)
  9. Göttweig Abbey (1094)
  10. Seitenstetten Abbey (1112)
  11. Altenburg Abbey (1144)
  12. Schottenabbey , Vienna (1155)
  13. Priory Gut Aich (2004)
  14. Maria Roggendorf Priory (2005)

history

The Austrian Benedictine Congregation was founded in 1617 and received papal confirmation on August 3, 1625 through the apostolic letter "In supremo apostolatus solio" from Pope Urban VIII , which was renewed in 1630. This "Congregatio Austriaca" included all abbeys in Austria above and below the Enns, namely Melk, Kremsmünster, Göttweig, Lambach, Schottenabtei, Garsten , Altenburg, Mondsee , Seitenstetten, Gleink and Klein-Mariazell . The Salzburg Congregation was founded in 1641 for the abbeys of St. Peter, Admont, Ossiach , St. Paul in Carinthia, Michaelbeuern, St. Veit an der Rott and Seeon , located in the then Archdiocese of Salzburg .

Under Pope Leo XIII. On August 23, 1889, these two congregations were renewed as the "Mary" and the "Joseph" congregation. Pope Pius XI summarized the Austrian abbeys in a single congregation on December 8, 1930 through the breve "Anno Domini 1888".

structure

The highest body of the Austrian Benedictine Congregation is the General Chapter, which meets at least every three years; the monasteries are represented in it by the abbot and an elected delegate. The tasks of the general chapter include adapting the guidelines of monastic life to the times, drawing up the constitutions and electing the leadership of the congregation. The head (supremus moderator) of the Austrian Benedictine Congregation is the Abbot Preses ; Currently Abbot Johannes Perkmann, Michaelbeuern Abbey, elected on October 25, 2017. The duties of the Abbot Preses include, among others, leading the General Chapter and Abbot's Conference, chairing abbot elections, conducting the visitations, and leading the St. Benedict College in Salzburg (Studienhaus ). He is supported by his council elected by the general chapter, which consists of two abbots and two monks' delegates. The cooperation of the monasteries in the congregation is expressed in the abbots 'conference, through the economic council of the congregation, the monastic commission, the masters' conference, working groups, through the joint publication of the directory for worship and through the information sheet “For each other”.

See also: Benedictine Confederation

Abbot President of the Austrian Benedictine Congregation

Congregation v. St. Joseph (1889–1930) ("Joseph Congregation")
  • Romuald Horner, 1889–1901 (St. Peter)
  • Willibald Hauthaler , 1901–1922 (St. Peter), died in office
  • Leo Maria Treuinfels, 1922–1925 as Vice-President (Marienberg)
  • Petrus Klotz , 1925–1930 (St. Peter)
Congregation of the Immaculate Conception (1889–1930) ("Immaculate Congregation")
Congregation of the Immaculate Conception (since 1930) (merger of the previous two)

literature

  • The statutes of the Austrian Benedictine Congregation , 2006
  • Korbinian Birnbacher / Friedrich Hermann: The Austrian Benedictine Congregation of St. Joseph 1889-1930 . In: Ulrich Faust OSB u. Franz Quarthal (edit.): The Reform Associations and Congregations of the Benedictines in the German-speaking area (= Germania Benedictina 1), St. Ottilien 1999, pp. 775–796. - ISBN 3-8306-6994-1
  • Clemens Lashofer: The Austrian Congregation (from 1625) , in: Ulrich Faust OSB u. Franz Quarthal (edit.): The Reform Associations and Congregations of the Benedictines in the German-speaking Area (= Germania Benedictina 1), St. Ottilien 1999, pp. 545–566 - ISBN 3-8306-6994-1
  • Clemens Lashofer: The Austrian Congregation of the Immaculate Conception (1889 to 1930) , in: ibid. Pp. 731–754
  • Clemens Lashofer: The Austrian Congregation of the Immaculate Conception (from 1930) , in: ibid. Pp. 833–864

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Superiorat Mariazell - Austria (Austria). Retrieved November 21, 2019 .