Adam Lorenz from Toerring-Stein

Adam Lorenz von Toerring-Stein (born August 13, 1614 in Stein an der Traun , † August 16, 1666 in Pertenstein ) from the Toerring family was Bishop of Regensburg from 1663 to 1666.

biography

Adam Lorenz Count of Toerring-Stein was ordained a priest in 1639. That of his uncle, the Bishop of Regensburg Albert IV. , Patronized Adam Lorenz was in Regensburg (1643-1663) and Salzburg provost before becoming in 1663 the bishop of Regensburg. Like his uncle, Bishop Adam Lorenz took into account the tense financial situation of the Regensburg Monastery after the Thirty Years' War . The bishop spent a large part of his three-year term in office at his Pertenstein Castle , where he devoted himself to hunting. During this time, Auxiliary Bishop Franz Weinhard was responsible for the administration and pastoral care of the diocese . Like his family, he was buried in Baumburg Monastery and his heart in Regensburg Cathedral .

coat of arms

The prince-bishop's coat of arms bears the coat of arms of the diocese of Regensburg as the shield head. The main shield is square with the coat of arms of the Törring and for Seefeld there are three black alarm clocks on a golden background. For Mödling, the heart label shows silver pliers at an angle on a red background.

literature

• Michael Buchberger (Ed.): 1200 years of the diocese of Regensburg. Regensburg 1939, p. 60.
• Johannes Danner: 1200 years of Traunwalchen. Traunwalchen 1990, ISBN 3925249168 .
• Karl Hausberger : The diocese of Regensburg, its history. Pustet, Regensburg 2004, ISBN 3791719149 .
• Karl Hausberger: History of the diocese of Regensburg. Vol. 1: Middle Ages and early modern times. Regensburg 1989, 344f.
• Josef Staber: Church history of the diocese of Regensburg. Regensburg 1966, p. 146.

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann Georg von Herberstein	Bishop of Regensburg 1666–1668	Guidobald von Thun