Anton Maria Schwartz
Anton Maria Schwartz (born February 28, 1852 in Baden near Vienna , † September 15, 1929 in Vienna ) was a Catholic priest and founder of the Kalasantines .
Life
His real name was Anton Schwartz . He was a choirboy at Heiligenkreuz Abbey and studied at the Schottengymnasium in Vienna. In 1869 he entered the Piarist Order in Krems , soon left the order and entered the Vienna seminary . After studying theology , he was ordained a priest on July 25, 1875 by Cardinal Joseph Othmar von Rauscher and chose Maria as his middle name. He was initially a chaplain in Marchegg and from 1879 hospital chaplain to the Sisters of Mercy in Vienna. Sister Magdalena Kühtreiber made him aware of the plight of the workers there. In 1882 he founded a Catholic apprentice association .
From 1886 onwards, Schwartz devoted himself entirely to pastoral care for apprentices . He opened an apprentice asylum home and founded a community called Liebeswerk vom St. Josef Calasanctius . In 1888 he created an office that placed apprenticeships free of charge. On November 24, 1889, the Congregation for Christian Workers of St. Josef Kalasanz from the Mother of God , called Kalasantiner for short.
He set up several day care centers, which he called boys' oratorios , advocated a work-free Sunday, the eight-hour day, apprentice leave, unions , humane treatment and social security . He also took part in several strikes . For him, in addition to religious formation, the education of young workers and apprentices was important.
Until his death he led the order, but did not find the recognition and understanding that he would have wished for. The Viennese Archbishop Anton Joseph Gruscha , who was very open to the problems of the workers, saw Father Schwartz as a competitor for a long time as General President of the Kolping Society .
It was not until 1939 that the Holy See approved the Kalasantine Order.
He was beatified on June 21, 1998 by Pope John Paul II in Vienna . His feast day is September 17th .
In 1936, Pater-Schwartz-Gasse in Vienna's Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus (15th district) was named after him.
literature
- A. Derndarsky: Schwartz P. Anton Maria. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 11, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-7001-2803-7 , p. 425 f. (Direct links on p. 425 , p. 426 ).
- Luminous darkness. The life of the worker apostle and the founder of the order, Fr. Anton Maria Schwartz . Self-published by the Kalasantin Congregation, Vienna 1996
- Johann Bruckner: The Worker Apostle of Vienna P. Anton Maria Schwartz . Kalasantin Congregation, Vienna 1935
- Karl Langer: Father Anton Maria Schwartz. Under the spell of St. Joseph Kalasanz . University of Vienna, diploma thesis 1996
- Johannes Madey : Anton Maria Schwartz. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 9, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-058-1 , Sp. 1152-1153.
Web links
- Literature by and about Anton Maria Schwartz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry to Anton Maria Schwartz on medals online
- Entry on Anton Maria Schwartz in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the baptism protocol: black . - See: P. Anton M. Schwarz. Badener Zeitung, September 21, 1929, p. 3 middle ÖNB / ANNO AustriaN Newspaper Online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwartz, Anton Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwartz, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Catholic priest and founder of the Kalasantines, Seliger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baden near Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1929 |
| Place of death | Vienna |