Albert Knoll (theologian)
Albert Knoll ( pseudonyms : Albertus a Bulsano and Albert von Bozen ; * July 12, 1796 in Bruneck as Joseph Knoll ; † March 30, 1863 in Bozen ) was a Capuchin from South Tyrol .
Life
Knoll was the son of the wealthy Bozen businessman Josef Valentin Knoll. Contrary to the plans of his father, he devoted himself to the study of theology and was 1818 in Trento for ordained priests . On November 22, 1818 he entered the Capuchin Order. He became a preacher and pastor as well as a lecturer in dogmatics at the Capuchin monastery in Merano . From 1820 he taught philosophy in the order and began studying at the University of Innsbruck . After graduating in 1823 he was university lecturer for dogmatics and until 1847 lecturer in Merano.
In 1847 Knoll was appointed General Custodian of the North Tyrolean Order Province and as such sent to the Order Chapter in Rome , where he was elected General Definitor of the Order. He stayed in Rome until 1853. He then went to Bolzano as a preacher and pastor, where he intensified his literary work and stayed until his death.
Works (selection)
- Institutiones theologiae dogmaticae generalis seu fundamentalis , Rauch, Innsbruck 1852.
- Institutiones theologiae theoreticae seu dogmatico-polemicae , 6 volumes, Marietti, Turin 1853–1859.
- Institutiones theologiae generalis seu fundamentalis, conscriptae a Rmo P. Alberto a Bulsano, Ord. Min. S. Franc. Capuccinorum definitorum generali , Turin 1861.
- Alberti Knoll a Bulsano ordinis capuccinorum, institutiones theologiae theoreticae, seu dogmaticae-polemicae ab auctore in commpendium redactae , 2 volumes, Favale, Turin 1863.
- Institutiones theologiae dogmaticae specialis, Rmi P. Alberti a Bulsano, recognitae, ex parte correctae, et meliori dispositicone adornatae, a P. Gottfried a Graun, ord. cap. prov. Tyr. septentr. S. theol. lectore , 3 volumes, Innsbruck 1893–1896.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Knoll, Albert . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 159 ( digitized version ).
- Franz Heinrich Reusch : Knoll, Albert . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 319 f.
- Stephen Donovan: Albert (Joseph) Knoll . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 8, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1910.
- Knoll, P. Albert. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 447.
- Andreas Roser: Knoll, Albert. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 158-159.
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SURNAME | Knoll, Albert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knoll, Joseph (maiden name); Albertus a Bulsano (pseudonym); Albert of Bozen (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Tyrolean Capuchins |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1796 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brunico |
DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1863 |
Place of death | Bolzano |