Albert Schmidt (Benedictine)
Albert Schmidt OSB (* 1948 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German Benedictine and abbot praeses of the Beuron congregation .
Life
Albert Schmidt, the son of a Benedictine Oblate , joined in 1967 the Congregation of Benedictines in Beuron in. He studied theology and philosophy and received his doctorate in Rome . He then worked in the Beuron Archabbey. He was ordained a priest in 1973. In 1992 he became a student chaplain at the St. Benedict College in Salzburg. From 1997 to 2005 he was Rector of the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo in Rome . Since 2006 he has been editor of the Benedictine magazine Erbe und Einsatz .
On April 16, 2008, Albert Schmidt was elected Abbot President of the Beuron Congregation by the 24th General Chapter in Beuron and succeeded Anno Schoenen ( Maria Laach ). The abbot's benediction by Archbishop Robert Zollitsch took place on April 19, 2008 in the abbey church. His motto is: Habitare in Unum ( Psalm 133 ).
The Beuron Congregation is an amalgamation of 18 mostly German or German-speaking male and female monasteries of the Benedictine order . The main monastery is the Beuron Archabbey in the upper Danube valley. Albert Schmidt is thus the highest-ranking dignitary of the congregation and major superior in terms of canon law.
From November 16, 2009, Albert Schmidt OSB was also the administrator of the Weingarten Benedictine Abbey , founded in 1056 and abandoned in 2010.
Fonts
- Additions as a problem of the monastic prayer of the hours in the Middle Ages , (contributions to the history of old monasticism and Benedictineism; 36), Aschendorff, Münster 1986, ISBN 3-402-03289-9 .
- with Andreas Felger: On the way to life. Thoughts of the Rule of Benedict . With a foreword by Cardinal Walter Kasper, Presence Verlag / Beuroner Kunstverlag, Gnadenthal / Beuron 2008, ISBN 978-3-87071-184-9 .
- with Christel Holl: Run away or stay there. Learning to live with psalms , Beuroner Kunstverlag, Beuron 2015, ISBN 978-3-87071-323-2 .
Web links
- Entry to Albert Schmidt on medals online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article: Albert Schmidt elected President on April 16, 2008 on medals, accessed online on April 16, 2008
- ↑ Article: Abbot Albert Schmidt becomes administrator in Weingarten from November 18, 2009 on Orden accessed online on November 18, 2009
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Anno Schoenen OSB |
Abbot President of the Beuron Congregation since 2008 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidt, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine and abbot praeses of the Beuron congregation |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |