Clemens Moser (politician, 1806)
Clemens Moser OSB (born September 6, 1806 in Rudmanns , Zwettl as Michael Moser , † February 15, 1875 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Benedictine and politician . From 1867 until his death he was the 61st abbot of Melk Abbey and from 1871 to 1874 a member of the large estates in the Lower Austrian state parliament .
Life
Michael Moser was born in 1806 as the son of a farming family in the Zwettl village of Rudmanns in the Waldviertel . He entered the Benedictine monastery of Melk Abbey, where he took the religious name Clemens and made his solemn profession in 1829 . In 1830 he was ordained a priest there , from 1837 he was a professor at the theological home school of Melk. In 1838 he became a master of the novices ( novice master ) and cleric, and in 1842 he became personal secretary of Abbot Wilhelm Eder . In 1846 he began as a treasurer in the monastic office career, which he continued with his work as a subprior (1849-1854). In 1859 he went to Vienna as Hofmeister of the Melker Hof, later he was secretary of the central administration of the monastery. On January 16, 1867, he was elected by the convent of the monastery to succeed the deceased abbot Eder and one day later he was "consecrated" as abbot by St. Pölten's bishop Joseph Feßler . During his time as abbot, he particularly promoted the Melker Stiftsgymnasium .
From September 14, 1871, he was the representative of large estates in the Lower Austrian state parliament. In 1874 (before August 18) he resigned his mandate for health reasons. Abbot Clemens Moser died in Vienna in 1875, followed by Alexander Karl as abbot.
Web links
- Biographical data of Clemens (Michael) Moser in the Biographical Handbook of the Lower Austrian Parliament 1861–1921
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leopold Michael Bacher Kuchl, Joseph toes Gruber: Currenda Nro. 2 of the year 1867 , Ex Consistorio Episcopali, St. Pölten on February 15, 1867. In: Collection of the curators from the year (etc.) issued by the episcopal consistory of St. Pölten to the secular and regular clergy of this diocese , Verlag Lorenz , Vienna from 1808. p. 4
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Eder |
Abbot of Melk Monastery 1867–1875 |
Alexander Karl |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moser, Clemens |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moser, Michael (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian religious, Benedictine abbot and politician, member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rudmanns , Zwettl , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1875 |
| Place of death | Vienna |