Benedict Prize of Mönchengladbach
The Benedict Prize of Mönchengladbach is awarded to personalities whose value-oriented actions stand out particularly in science, economy, politics, society and culture against the background of Christian-occidental experiences and are exemplary for the future. In 2014, this prize was first awarded in cooperation with the city of Mönchengladbach by the “Benediktpreis von Mönchengladbach e. V. "awarded. The prize is accompanied by a certificate, a medal designed by the Düsseldorf sculptor Erwin Nöthen and reproduced by Benedikt von Nursia , as well as prize money of 5000 euros (as of 2020), which is used by the winner for charitable purposes. The award is sponsored by Gladbacher Bank AG .
history
The forerunner of the “Benediktpreis von Mönchengladbach” award is the “Benediktpreis” that has been awarded by the former “Bürgererverein Mönchengladbach e. V. ”was also awarded in cooperation with the city of Mönchengladbach. It was intended to honor personalities who have set standards through active action or outstanding work in the fields of research, art or science and who have made a special contribution to the maintenance of local traditions and customs.
The current “Benedict Prize of Mönchengladbach” goes back to an initiative of citizens of Mönchengladbach who did not want to accept the termination of the earlier award campaigns in 2010 and therefore started a fresh start. The driving idea was that in a time of increasing arbitrariness, the value-oriented future plans in the socially relevant areas mentioned should be determined and these role models presented to the public.
As a rule, the Benedictine Prize is awarded to personalities with greater life experience. For the first time in 2015, the younger generation received a separate award - the “Junior Prize of the Association Benedict Prize of Mönchengladbach”. The price is aimed at people between 17 and 30 years of age or groups with people of the appropriate age who, through work / action / action in the fields of business-science-society-culture-art, value-oriented action on the basis of our Christian occidental culture in particular Way documented.
Prize winners from 1968 to 2010
For outstanding work in the fields of research, art and science and special services to the preservation of local traditions and customs.
| year | Award winners | function |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Hans Scheefers | Mönchengladbach, folklorist |
| 1969 | Heinrich Füser | Munster, folklorist, writer |
| 1970 | Robert Schaaf | Eupen (Belgium) Folklorist, St. Martin von Eupen |
| 1971 | Wilhelm Beines | Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, folklorist |
| 1972 | Heinrich Lützeler | Bonn, folklorist, writer |
| 1973 | JHWM Hansen | Roermond (Netherlands) Literature in dialect |
| 1974 | Probst Cathedral Capitular Josef Kauff | Mönchengladbach, commitment to local customs |
| 1975 | Wilhelm Wachtendonk | Mönchengladbach, guardian of local customs |
| 1976 | Norbert Voss | Düsseldorf, folklorist, services to religious customs |
| 1977 | Canon Emile Glesener | Echternach, Services to Religious Customs |
| 1978 | Ernst Klusen | Viersen, musicologist, expert in folk music |
| 1979 | Gabriel Simons | Bonn, folklore research, editing folklore films |
| 1980 | Jeannine Lambrechts-Douillez | Antwerp (Belgium), musicologist, folklorist, writer |
| 1981 | Cornelius Goeters | Mönchengladbach, services to the preservation of local traditions and customs |
| 1982 | Friedrich Helmut Sonnenschein | Hagen, research into the history of crafts and textiles |
| 1983 | Otto von Habsburg-Lothringen | Pöcking, historian, politician, services to the maintenance of local traditions and customs |
| 1984 | Pierre Pierrad | Roubaix (France) writer, traditional researcher |
| 1985 | Günther Erckens | Mönchengladbach, Efforts for Judaism in Mönchengladbach |
| 1986 | Ludwig Soumagne | Neuss, dialect poet |
| 1987 | Kurt Fagnoul | St. Vith (Belgium), services to German-speaking customs in Belgium |
| 1988 | Hans Bange | Mönchengladbach, art historian, services to the reconstruction and preservation of the minster |
| 1989 | Robertz Plötz | Würzburg, patron of the pilgrimage |
| 1990 | Georges Calteux | Luxembourg, art historian, monument conservator |
| 1992 | Hugo Borger | Cologne, archaeologist and art historian |
| 1994 | Gerat Wornar | Storcha (Lausitz) promoter of the Sorbian culture |
| 1996 | Rudolf Wlaschek | Mönchengladbach, research on Judaism in Bohemia and Moravia |
| 1998 | Christiane Underberg | Rheinberg, services to the preservation of the Xanten Cathedral and other buildings worth preserving |
| 2000 | Rien van den Brand | Venray (Netherlands), research on the Rhine-Niers-Maas area |
| 2002 | Heinz Oberlack | Mönchengladbach, chairman of the Münsterbauverein |
| 2004 | Konrad Beikircher | Bonn, services to the peculiarities and peculiarities of the Rhinelander, his language, manners, customs and habits |
| 2006 | Hans Vogt | Krefeld, services to the Rheinische Wasser- und Windmühlen, long-time chairman of the Niederrhein Association |
| 2008 | Erika Forst | Mönchengladbach, services to the implementation of the Gladbach Theater Week of Schools and sponsor of the Ensemblia Festival |
| 2010 | Notker Wolf | Rome, services to the Benedictine heritage, charitable commitment and commitment to the weak and vulnerable on the margins of society |
Prize winner from 2014
For particularly outstanding, value-oriented action against the background of Christian-occidental experiences, which is expressed in fundamental, exemplary future achievements in science, economy, politics, society and culture
| year | Award winners | function |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jean-Claude Juncker | Prime Minister a. D. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and President of the European Commission |
| 2016 | Silvia of Sweden | Queen of Sweden |
| 2018 | Dunja Hayali | Journalist and television presenter |
| 2021 | Gunter Demnig | German artist |
Individual evidence
- ↑ New dates. In: Benediktpreis.de. April 21, 2020, accessed August 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Benedict Prize for “Stolperstein” artist Demnig. In: Welt.de. April 12, 2019, accessed April 12, 2019 .