Berthold Heigl

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Berthold Heigl OSB (born April 16, 1946 in Ybbsitz , Lower Austria) was abbot of the Seitenstetten Monastery from 1984 to 2013 .

Life

Gottfried Heigl was born in the municipality of Waldamt, today the municipality of Ybbsitz. In 1966, when he entered the Seitenstetten Monastery, he took the first name Berthold and made his profession on August 15, 1970. He was ordained a priest on July 8, 1972 by Alois Stöger. On August 30, 1984 he was elected abbot of Seitenstetten Abbey. During his tenure he had all the monastery buildings renovated and the baroque monastery garden restored. In 2009 the monastery celebrated its 25th year in office, in 2012 Abbot Berthold Heigl is chairman of the 900th anniversary celebrations. After 28 years as the spiritual father of the monastery community, Abbot Berthold Heigl resigned from office in 2013 for health reasons. He will be succeeded by Abbot Petrus Pilsinger, elected for 12 years, on March 21, 2013.

Awards

Publications

  • with Johannes Gartner, Thomas Hessler: Psiathion. Meditations on the 2nd book of dialogues by Pope Gregory the Great. 4th revised edition, Stift Seitenstetten, Seitenstetten 2000.
  • with Irmengard M. Hofmann: Blessed meal. Good and healthy food from the monastery kitchen. Pichler Verlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-85431-519-3 .
  • with Irmengard M. Hofmann: Heavenly pastries! Cakes, pies and historical desserts from the monastery kitchen Pichler Verlag, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3854315896 .
  • with Irmengard M. Hofmann: Delicacies from the farming year, What farmers and monks like to eat. Pichler Verlag, Vienna 2013, ISBN 3-85431-638-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Abbot Berthold celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Abbot Diocese St. Pölten, Department for Communication, 2009
  2. List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
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