Adalbert Tobiaschu
Adalbert Tobiaschu OSB, baptismal name: Franz Xaver (born August 19, 1694 in Hengersberg ; † September 22, 1771 in Metten ), was a German Benedictine and abbot of the Benedictine monastery in Metten in Lower Bavaria .
biography
Franz Xaver Tobiaschu entered the Metten Monastery in 1715 and was given the religious name Adalbert when he was professed in 1716 . In 1718 he was ordained a priest . From 1721 he worked as a provisional in Rettenbach , which was cared for by the Metten Monastery, from 1729 as master chef in the monastery, from 1734 as vicar in the Neuhausen monastery parish and from 1745 in the Michaelsbuch monastery parish . After Abbot Columban Gigl's death , he was elected as his successor as the new abbot of Metten Monastery in 1752.
Under Abbot Adalbert Tobiaschu, the equipment of the large hall in the new east wing of the large monastery courtyard, the completion of which had been delayed by the War of the Austrian Succession , was finally completed . The participating artists were the Regensburg painter Martin Speer and the Straubing sculptor and plasterer Mathias Obermayr . In addition, the abbot had the monastery builder Albert Schöttl build the summer house with the Paulus chapel on the nearby Himmelberg ( Himmelberg Castle ). He had the walled hall garden laid out behind the new ballroom building. The pilgrimage church to the Holy Cross in Loh , which is looked after by the monastery, was splendidly refurbished under Abbot Adalbert in the Rococo style. For this purpose, the abbot engaged the Munich court artists Christian Wink (frescoes and altarpieces) and Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer (stucco and altars). According to the custom of the time, he procured the holy bodies of the martyrs Felician and Fortunat from the catacombs in Rome to decorate the Metten monastery church . Although these and other measures that were supposed to raise the outer splendor and reputation of the monastery were associated with considerable financial expenditure, the economic situation of the monastery improved under Abbot Adalbert Tobiaschu.
In 1770 Abbot Adalbert Tobiaschu, who had suffered a stroke as early as 1763, resigned from his office. Only a year later he died in Metten Monastery.
literature
- Wilhelm Fink , History of the Development of the Benedictine Abbey of Metten. Vol. 1: The Book of Professions of the Abbey (Studies and Communications on the History of the Benedictine Order and its Branches. Supplement 1.1), Munich 1927, p. 47.
- Maurus Gandershofer , The merits of the Benedictines of Metten for the care of the sciences and the arts. A recollection dedicated to the former residents of this monastery , Landshut 1841, p. 20.
- Rupert Mittermüller , The Metten Monastery and its Aebte. An overview of the history of this old Benedictine monastery, Straubing 1856, pp. 220–232.
- Johann B. Lackner, speech of praise and thanks for the renewal of the sacred religious vows of His Reverend and Grace of Adelbertus I Abbot in Metten , Freising 1767 ( text from Google Books ).
Web links
- Text of the eulogy for Abbot Adalbert Tobiaschu given by Johann B. Lackner on Google Books
- Totenrotel by Abbot Adalbert Tobiaschu OSB
- Portrait of Abbot Adalbert Tobiaschu on the Metten Monastery site
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Columban Gigl |
Abbot of Metten 1752–1770 |
Lambert Kraus |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tobiaschu, Adalbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tobiaschu, Franz Xaver (Christian name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine and abbot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1694 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hengersberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1771 |
| Place of death | Metten |