Alexander a Lacu

Alexander a Lacu (vom See) (* 1550 in Lugnano; † May 19, 1613 ) was abbot of Wilhering and Garsten Abbey before he was elected 53rd Abbot of Kremsmünster Abbey .

Alexander was born in Lugnano in 1550. He studied in Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in theology and a master's degree in philosophy and the liberal arts. He was later appointed apostolic protonotary and twice held the office of Rector Magnificus at the University of Vienna .

In 1587 Alexander a Lacu became the 50th abbot of Wilhering Abbey , which was completely abandoned at that time. He held the office until 1600.

Alexander a Lacu was the 44th abbot of Garsten Abbey from 1600 to 1601 . During this time he brought the parish church of Steyr back under the influence of the Garsten Abbey after it had been looked after by evangelical preachers for 50 years.

After the Bishop of Passau approved the founding of a monastery in Linz in 1606 , Alexander a Lacu laid the foundation stone for the Capuchin Church in Linz that same year on September 21, 1606, which was completed by master builder Christoph Martin Spaz and dated September 2, 1612 Passau Auxiliary Bishop Johannes Prenner was inaugurated.

Both in the monastery and in the parishes there was a lot of building activity under Alexander a Lacu. Among other things, he completed the monument at Guntherteich, enlarged the winter abbey with a second floor and expanded the convent building. The vicarage of Viechtwang and the church in Fischlham were also expanded during his tenure.

Alexander was a man of religious conviction and during the Reformation he caused many believers to return to the Catholic Church.

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• P. Wolfgang Dannerbauer, OSB : "Briefly chamfered chronicle of the eleven-century Benedictine monastery Kremsmünster, 1877"

Web links

• Capuchin monastery Linz [1]
• Biographia Benedictina (Benedictine Biography), [2]

predecessor	Office	successor
John III Spindler	Abbot of Kremsmünster Monastery 1600–1613	Anton Wolfradt