Aquiline Julius Caesar
Aquiline Julius Caesar or Caesar (born November 1, 1720 in Graz as Julius Caesar ; † June 2, 1792 in Weizberg near Weiz ) was an Austrian Augustinian canon and regional historian .
Life
Caesar came from a family ennobled in 1623 . He first graduated from the lower schools in Graz and attended the city's grammar school before joining the Augustinian Canons of Vorau in 1736 . As an Augustinian canon he was given the religious name Aquilin (us) . He studied philosophy and theology at the Jesuit University in Graz , where he graduated as Lic. Theol. completed. He was finally ordained a priest in 1743. He then worked as a teacher at the Vorau Abbey.
Caesar became pastor in Dechantskirchen in 1761 and city pastor in Friedberg in 1765 . In 1781 he turned down a call to the chair for canon law at the University of Graz . Shortly afterwards, in 1784, he had to give up pastoral care for health reasons. He retired to Weizberg to his childhood friend Josef Peinthor, who worked there as a district dean and pastor, and continued to devote himself to writing.
Caesar wrote the first comprehensive history of Styria. He was therefore also awarded the honorary title Historiae patriae pater . In addition to the regional historical works, he wrote several theological and canonical writings.
Works (selection)
- Annales ducatus Styriae , 3 volumes, Widmanstad, Graz 1768–1773, volume 4, Vienna 1777.
- Description of the Duchy of Steyermark , 2 volumes, Lechner, Graz 1773.
- Description of the emperor. royal Capital Grätz and all the oddities located there , 3 volumes, Mayr, Salzburg 1781.
- State and church history of the Duchy of Steyermark , 7 volumes, Weingand and Ferstl, Graz 1786–1788.
- National Church Law of Austria or connection of the Imperial and Royal Ordinances in publico-Ecclesiasticis with papal law , 6 volumes, Ferstl, Graz 1788–1791.
- My thoughts on the inseparability of a validly closed and completed marriage , without publisher or location, 1789.
- History of the nunciatures of Germany , without publisher and location, 1790.
literature
- Friedrich Schlichtegroll : Caesar, Aquilin Julius . In: Nekrolog for the year 1792 containing news from d. Life of Strange Germans who died in this year , 3rd year, 2nd volume. Gotha 1794. pp. 221-227.
- Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800 , Volume 2, Fleischer, Leipzig 1803, p. 3 f.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Caesar, Julius (Aquilinus) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 228 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Franz von Krones : Caesar, Aquilin Julius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 685 f.
- Helmut Mezler : Caesar, Aquilin Julius. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , pp. 87 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by and about Aquilin Julius Caesar in the German Digital Library
- Entry on Aquilin Julius Caesar in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caesar, Aquiline Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caesar, Julius (maiden name); Caesar, Aquiline Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Augustinian canon and regional historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1720 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1792 |
| Place of death | Weizberg near Weiz |