Adolf Werner (Abbot)
Adolf Werner SOCist (born May 14, 1867 in Tiszafüred , † February 5, 1939 in Zirc ) was a Hungarian Cistercian and abbot of the Zirc monastery .
Life
Werner, who joined the Cistercian Abbey in Zirc in 1883, made his solemn religious vows in 1890 and was ordained a priest in the same year. After graduating as Dr. phil he was a high school teacher at the Cistercian high schools in Stuhlweissenburg and Eger , from 1904 to prior and rector in Baja . In 1924 he was elected abbot and headed the monastery until his death in 1939. The improved economic situation of the abbey made it possible for Abbot Werner to expand the high schools into modern educational establishments.
He published numerous literary-historical, aesthetic and educational treatises.
Works (selection)
- Goethe és Kármán. Szombathely, 1890.
- Kisfaludy Sándor levélregénye. 1890.
- A székesfehérvári cath. főgymnásium története. Székesfehérvár, 1896.
Awards
- Hungarian Order of Merit 2nd Class with Star (Commander), 1929
literature
- Spiritual Hungary. Biographical Lexicon. edited by Oskar von Krücken and Imre Parlagi. Braumüller, Vienna, Leipzig 1918
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Werner, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian high school teacher and abbot of the Zirc monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tiszafured |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1939 |
| Place of death | Zirc |