Amadeus Reisinger
Amadeus Reisinger (born August 22, 1892 in Kefermarkt , † March 21, 1953 in Wilhering ) was an Austrian Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian and opponent of National Socialism .
life and work
Karl Reisinger graduated from the Episcopal Gymnasium Petrinum in Linz , entered the Wilhering Abbey and took the religious name Amadeus (after Amadeus of Lausanne ). He studied theology at St. Florian Monastery , made his solemn profession in 1917 and was ordained a priest in 1918. He was curator of the various collections and guest master of the monastery, as well as lecturer in art history at the diocesan educational institute and editor of the Christian Art Papers in Linz.
As a member of the resistance organization Greater Austrian Freedom Movement , the Jacob Kastelic group , he was arrested by the Gestapo on July 26, 1940 (like his abbot Bernhard Burgstaller and several confreres) and remained in custody until July 14, 1944. After a period of relaxation with the Elisabethinen in Linz, he was a pastor in Kematen an der Krems . From September 15, 1945 he was pastor in Wilhering.
Reisinger knew the cathedral prelate and art historian Florian Oberchristl (1876–1951) from Kefermarkt , to whom he dedicated an obituary.
Fonts
- The Cistercians in Bolivia. History of the founding of the Cistercian branch in Bolivia. Compiled from the reports. Linz / Wilhering 1933, 63 pages.
- Wilhering Abbey. Schnell and Steiner, Munich 1939, 14 pages.
- Florian Oberchristl. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 97, Linz 1952, pp. 83-86.
literature
- Josef Lenzenweger : Amadeus Reisinger †. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 99, Linz 1954, PDF on ZOBODAT .
- Erika Weinzierl : Monks against Hitler using the example of the Cistercian monastery Wilhering. In: Roman historical communications. 28, 1986, pp. 365-378; also in: Erika Weinzierl: test stand. Austrian Catholics and National Socialism. Mödling 1988, pp. 186-199.
- Alkuin Volker Schachenmayr (Ed.): The Anschluss in 1938 and the Consequences for Churches and Monasteries in Austria. Be and Be Verlag, Heiligenkreuz 2009, ISBN 978-3-9519898-5-3 .
Web links
- Reinhold J. Dessl: Resistance of Wilheringer Cistercians against National Socialism. In: Annual report Stiftsgymnasium Wilhering 98. 2007/2008, pp. 7–19.
- Karl Reisinger. In: Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database (entry as Holocaust survivor).
- Bibliography on Amadeus Reisinger, in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amadeus Reisinger: Florian Oberchristl †. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 97, Linz 1952, pp. 83-86.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reisinger, Amadeus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reisinger, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian and opponent of National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kefermarkt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1953 |
| Place of death | Wilhering |