Celestine Koenigsdorfer

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Celestine Koenigsdorfer

Cölestin Königsdorfer , from 1832 Knight von Königsdorfer (also Cölestin von Königsdorfer ; born August 18, 1756 in Flotzheim as Bernhard Königsforfer ; † March 16, 1840 in Donauwörth ), was the last abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Heilig Kreuz Donauwörth .

Life

Königsdorfer attended the St. Salvator High School and Lyceum of the Jesuits in Augsburg from 1768 to 1776 . At the age of 20 he entered the order. After being ordained a priest in 1780, he taught oriental languages, canon law and theology in the monastery until 1785 and from 1791 as professor of mathematics and physics at the University of Salzburg .

From 1794 and 1803 until the secularization , Königsdorfer headed the Benedictine monastery Heilig Kreuz Donauwörth. In 1832, the bourgeoisie was ennobled by the Bavarian King Ludwig I by being awarded the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown .

He wrote theological, philosophical and scientific writings and recorded his sermons for posterity. With the four-volume work The History of the Monastery of Heilig Kreuz in Donauwörth , he left a collection of sources that is still important for historical studies today.

Königsdorfer is buried in the chapel of the cemetery of Heilig Kreuz, which he donated.

His brother Martin Königsdorfer (born October 20, 1752, † March 7, 1835) was a writer and pastor of Lutzingen from 1795 to 1834 .

Works (selection)

  • Seven and thirty sermons . Augsburg 1814 ( e-copy ; misprint correction )
  • History of the monastery for salvation. Kreutz in Donauwörth , Donauwörth 1819–1829.
    • First volume: From the ancestors of its founders up to 1518 , Donauwörth 1819, ( e-copyE ).
    • Second volume: from 1518 to 1648 . Donauwörth 1825 ( e-copy ).
    • Third volume,
      • I. Division: From the years 1848 to 1796 , Donauwörth 1829 ( e-copy ).
      • Section II: From 1796 until its dissolution . Donauwörth 1829 ( e-copy ).

literature

  • Franz Heinrich Reusch :  Königsdorfer, Cölestin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 523.
  • Cölestin von Königsdorfer, prelate of the dissolved Benedictine monastery for healing. Cross in Donauwörth and Knight of the Civil Merit Order of the bair. Krone, to Donauwörth; born d. Aug. 18, 1756, d. March 16, 1840 . In: New Nekrolog der Deutschen . Volume 18, Part II, Weimar 1842 pp. 1265–1267.
  • Königsdorfer, Cölestin : In: Scholars and writers lexicon of the German Catholic clergy . Volume 1, Landshut 1817, pp. 401-405.

Web links

Wikisource: Bernhard Königsdorfer  - Sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Koenigsdorfer, Cölestin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Königsdorfer, Bernhard (maiden name); Königsdorfer, Cölestin von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbot of the Benedictine monastery Heilig Kreuz Donauwörth
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH Flotzheim
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1840
Place of death Donauwörth