Christoph Raßler

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Christoph R. Raßler OSB , also Christophorus Raslerus , (* 1615 in Konstanz ; † March 19, 1675 in the Petershausen Abbey near Konstanz) was a Benedictine , theologian , scholar and abbot of Zwiefalten .

family

A family relationship with the Jesuit Johann Christoph Raßler (1654–1723) is possible; as well as to the Jesuits Franz Raßler (1649–1734) and Maximilian Raßler (1645–1719).

Life

Document issued in 1659 by Abbot Christoph von Zwiefalten

After joining the Benedictine Abbey of Zwiefalten, he was given the religious name of St. Christopher and finally made his profession. He was allowed to study in Rome and in 1652 became a professor at the Benedictine University in Salzburg .

In 1654 and 1655 he published the dogmatic textbooks in Salzburg :

  • Tractatus dogmatico-moralis de visione beatifica
  • Tractatus dogmatico-moralis de sacramentis in genere
  • Tractatus dogmatico-moralis de sacramento et virtute poenitentiae
  • Tractatus dogmatico-moralis de natura theologiae

Copies by Christoph Raßler exist by Paul Ram (b) lmayr (von Taufers), Stiftsdekan in Innichen from 1679 to 1689

  • Commentarius in primam secundae Summae Angelici S. Thomae Aquinatis (Salzburg 1656/57)
  • Commentarius in primam partem S. Thomae de Substantia, Affectionibus, effectis et causis Angelorum (Salzburg 1656)

On December 21, 1658 he was elected the new abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Zwiefalten and the following day the Constance Auxiliary Bishop Georg Sigismund Müller solemnly consecrated him to the abbot . Under his aegis , the new order for the Swabian Benedictine Congregation was created , which was adopted by all abbots in 1671.

Raßler died in the Benedictine monastery Petershausen in Constance.

literature

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  1. ^ A b Heinrich Reusch:  Raßler, Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 334 f.
  2. ↑ Manuscripts of the Franciscan Library ( Memento of the original of October 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.franziskaner-schwaz.at
  3. ↑ Wendelin Haid : The Constanzer Auxiliary Bishops from 1550 to 1813. In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive . Vol. 9, Verlag Herder, 1875, p. 12 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

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SURNAME Raßler, Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rassler, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Benedictine, theologian, scholar, abbot of Zwiefalten
DATE OF BIRTH 1615
PLACE OF BIRTH Constancy
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1675
Place of death Constancy