Anton Kerschbaumer (theologian)
Anton Kerschbaumer (born August 24, 1823 in Krems an der Donau ; † February 6, 1909 there ) was a Catholic priest, theologian, historian and Lower Austrian politician.
Live and act
Anton Kerschbaumer's paternal ancestors came from Bavaria. He was the son of his father of the same name, a municipal official in Krems and his wife Barbara nee. Fahrthofer from Weinzierl near Krems.
Kerschbaumer studied at the seminary of the diocese of St. Pölten and was ordained a priest in 1846 . From 1847 to 1850 he studied at the Higher Scientific Institute for Diocesan Priests at St. Augustine's in Vienna and received his doctorate in 1850 for Dr. theol. 1851-1871 he was Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Episcopal seminary in St. Poelten, interrupted by a period of study in Rome, from May 1860 to May 1861, he with an activity as a chaplain at the German National Foundation Collegio Teutonico Santa Maria dell'Anima Association . In 1871 he became pastor in Tulln , then in 1880 city pastor of Krems and titular propst von Stift Ardagger .
Kerschbaumer wrote numerous books, a. a. a two-volume diocesan history (up to Bishop Matthäus Josef Binder ). He was involved in the establishment of the diocesan magazine "Hippolytus" and in the establishment of the Krems City Museum (1891). Kerschbaumer was a member of the local council in Krems. In 1878 he was elected to the state parliament of Lower Austria .
In his book Missionarius apostolicus (1870) the prelate u. a. an impressive report of his visit to the stigmatized Maria von Mörl in 1847.
The priest had been a Knight of the Franz Joseph Order since 1875 and carried the Cross III. Class of the Order of the Iron Crown and was Commander of the Knightly Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .
Works (selection)
- Vita St. Severini , 1862
- Pastoral Textbook , 1863
- Bishop Feigerle , portrayed from life , 1864; Complete scan of the book
- Cardinal Khlesl , 1865
- Father familias , 1867
- History of the German national hospice Anima in Rome , 1868; Complete scan of the book
- Missionarius Apostolicus , 1870
- History of the city of Tulln , 1874
- History of the diocese of St. Pölten , 2 volumes 1875/76
- History of the City of Krems , Verlag Faber 1885; Complete scan of the book
- Kaleidoscope, biographical memories of an eighty-year-old , Vienna 1906
- Dr. Anton Kerschbaumer, autobiography on the occasion of the diamond jubilee year , Vienna 1906
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kerschbaumer, Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, pp. 196–198 ( digitized version ).
- Kerschbaumer Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1965, p. 307 f. (Direct links on p. 307 , p. 308 ).
Web links
- Biographical data from Anton Kerschbaumer (theologian) in the Biographical Manual of the Lower Austrian Parliament 1861–1921
- Entry for Anton Kerschbaumer (theologian) in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ^ Anton Kerschbaumer: Autobiography , Vienna 1906, pages 85-89.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kerschbaumer, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Catholic clergyman, historian and politician, member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krems at the Donau |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1909 |
| Place of death | Krems at the Donau |