Abundus Kuntschak
Abundus "Abund" Kuntschak OCist (born November 19, 1753 in Mürzzuschlag as Josef Kuntschak , † June 5, 1822 in Graz ) was an Austrian clergyman and the 45th abbot of the Rein Cistercian monastery in Styria .
Life
Abundus Kuntschak was born on November 19, 1753 in the then market town of Mürzzuschlag and was baptized with the name Josef. After his school education he entered the Rein monastery, where he was given the religious name Abundus. He made his profession on September 22, 1771 . He completed a degree in philosophy in nearby Graz and also studied theology in Rein, where he later taught philosophy, canon law and moral theology himself . After he was ordained a priest in 1776 , he was appointed secretary of the monastery in 1780 because of his economic knowledge. In 1785 he became pastor in Gratwein , before Emperor Joseph II made him a member of the Tax and Cadastral Regulation Commission the following year. Because of his merits in this, in 1791 the completed provost and city parish of St. Blood awarded in Graz .
On June 29, 1795 Kuntschak was in Graz Cathedral as the first provost infuliert and a little later, elected on September 3, 1795 the abbot of the monastery Rein. During his term of office, among other things, the reorganization of the monastery administration and some structural changes fell. In 1802 work was carried out on the abbey and in 1808 work on the manor house in Rohr . In 1811 Kuntschak became an examination assessor at the Lyceum in Graz. However, a re-establishment of home studies in the Rein Abbey, planned for 1815, did not materialize. In parallel to his work as Abbot of Rein Abbey, Abund Kuntschak also acted as temporal administrator of the Admont Benedictine Abbey from 1818 to 1822 . Furthermore, he was kk council, estate committee council and from 1819 court commissioner. In addition, he was president of the kk basic regulation provincial commission for the stable cadastre and deputy archduke Johanns at the kk agricultural society.
Kuntschak was highly regarded throughout his life for his services to the country, especially for his strict righteousness. On November 7th, 1795, a little over two months after his election as abbot, he was appointed to the Styrian country team and held the position of a committee until his death. He died on June 5, 1822 in Graz and was then transferred to Rein, where he was subsequently buried in the local monastery cemetery. His successor as Abbot von Rein was Ludwig II Grophius Edler von Kaiserssieg in the spring of the following year , who remained in office for almost exactly 38 years until his death in 1861.
Web links
- Abundus Kuntschak in the Biographia Cisterciensis
- Roth B .: Kuntschak, Abund. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 353 f. (Direct links on p. 353 , p. 354 ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Schobinger |
Abbot of Rein Abbey 1795–1822 |
Ludwig II. Grophius Edler of Imperial Victory |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kuntschak, Abundus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuntschak, Josef (baptismal name); Kuntschak, Abund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mürzzuschlag , Holy Roman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1822 |
| Place of death | Graz , Austrian Empire |