Anton Burglechner

Anton Burglechner (born April 1693 in Schwaz , North Tyrol, † June 7, 1760 in Axams near Innsbruck ) was a Roman Catholic pastor in the parish of Axams.

Life

Catholic parish church of Axams

Grave plaque

Anton Burglechner studied law, then theology in Salzburg . After his ordination and licentiate in theology, he took up a position as curate in St. Margarethen near Jenbach. In 1731 he became a pastor in Axams near Innsbruck, where he built a new church. The church was laid down except for the tower and a new building was then built between 1732 and 1734. Burglechner took over part of the costs and was later buried in the parish church. A grave plaque on the pillar opposite the pulpit still reminds of him today.

Burglechner did a great job of supporting Peter Anich in particular . He recognized his talent and obtained his first orders for the production of sundials and then sent him to Innsbruck in 1751 to the university, where a relative of Burglechner, Ignaz von Weinhart , taught as a professor. Peter Anich was able to study mathematics, field measurement and astronomy in Innsbruck.

Others

Burglechner is also said to have founded various brotherhoods, such as the St. Barbara brotherhood of the good death in St. Margarethen near Jenbach . He also composed songs for these brotherhoods, some of which also appeared in print.

He was the founder of the collegiate school in Fiecht near Schwaz in North Tyrol.

Works

• The brightly illuminated refuge Thurn (1727)
• Xaverian handbooks (1758)

literature

• Ekkart Sauser :  BURGLECHNER, Anton. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 227-228.