Benedict Plank
Benedikt Plank OSB (born July 9, 1949 in Mariahof ) is an Austrian Benedictine and since 2013 Abbot of St. Lambrecht Abbey .
Life
Benedikt Plank was born on July 9, 1949 in the then still independent community of Mariahof, not far from the St. Lambrecht Benedictine monastery , which he entered on August 14, 1967. Almost exactly one year to the day after his entry, he made temporary profession on August 15, 1968 , and again three years later on August 15, 1971, perpetual profession. He then studied theology at the University of Salzburg and in Rome . Plank was ordained a priest on July 1, 1973 and then worked as a chaplain in St. Lambrecht and Mariazell . At the same time, under director Heinrich Fichtenau , he attended the archive studies course at the Institute for Austrian Historical Research , at that time still a federal institution in Vienna . In 1987 Plank became pastor in Styrian and Carinthian Laßnitz ; from 1997 to 2013 he was also dean of the Murau dean's office . As early as 1983 he was at the side of the then abbot Otto Strohmaier Prior and from 1986 headed the economic area of the monastery. Plank, who, in addition to his work as pastor in St. Lambrecht, Styrian and Carinthian Laßnitz, also works as a pilgrimage pastor in Maria Schönanger as well as archivist , librarian and curator , became abbot of St. Lambrecht elected. He took office on March 16, 2013, was born on April 6, 2013 as abbot ordained .
Publications (selection)
- Benedikt Plank: History of the St. Lambrecht Abbey. Festschrift for the 900th anniversary of the death of the founder Markward v. Eppenstein, 1076-1976 . Sankt Lambrecht 1976 (published in 2nd edition: 1978)
- Othmar Wonisch (author), Benedikt Plank (contributor / reviser): Mariazell . 2nd revised edition. Schnell and Steiner, Munich, Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-7954-0521-1 .
- Benedikt Plank (accompanying texts): Mariazell: pilgrimage church, town and surroundings . Kolorit, Vienna 1985.
- Benedikt Plank (accompanying texts): Mariazell: pilgrimage church, town and surroundings . Kolorit , Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-85142-016-0 .
- Benedikt Plank and Heidelinde Fell (text), Michael Oberer (photos): Pilgrimage basilica Mariazell . Kunstverlag Hofstetter, Ried im Innkreis 1996.
- Benedikt Plank: St. Lambrecht . In: The Benedictine monasteries and nunneries in Austria and South Tyrol. Arranged by Ulrich Faust and Waltraud Krassnig ( Germania Benedictina Vol. III / 2) . Sankt Ottilien 2001, p. 318-380 .
- Benedikt Plank and Gerwig Romirer (text): Benedictine Abbey St. Lambrecht: on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the rebuilding of the monastery by Emperor Franz II in 1802, after the Josephine repeal in 1786 . Kunstverlag Hofstetter, Ried im Innkreis 2002.
- Benedikt Plank (text), Gregor Peda and Marcel Peda (photos): Benedictine Abbey of St. Lambrecht . Publisher = Art Publishing House Peda. Passau 2010, ISBN 978-3-89643-789-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of the pen , accessed on September 19, 2018
- ^ The Benediction of Abbot Benedikt Plank. , accessed September 19, 2018
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Otto Strohmaier |
Abbot of St. Lambrecht Abbey since 2013 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Plank, Benedict |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Benedictine and abbot |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mariahof , Austria |