Floridus Röhrig

Floridus Röhrig CanReg (* as Helmut Röhrig on August 27, 1927 in Vienna ; † April 28, 2014 in Klosterneuburg ) was an Austrian Augustinian canon , church historian, librarian and archivist.

Life

Due to the war, Röhrig was employed in the City of Vienna's Department of Culture in 1944/45 with the salvage of cultural goods. Immediately after the end of the war in 1945, he began studying history and art history at the University of Vienna. On his 21st birthday, on August 27, 1948, Helmut Röhrig joined the Augustinian Canons of Klosterneuburg and was given the religious name Floridus . In 1954 he was ordained a priest after taking religious vows in 1952 . In addition to Catholic theology he studied at the Vienna University of history and art history , and in 1951 the Doctor ofPhD in philosophy . In 1959 he passed the state examination at the Institute for Austrian Historical Research with distinction. A year later he was in Vienna for a doctor of theology doctorate . He designed and managed the reconstruction of the Klosterneuburg monastery archive and the associated reorganization of the holdings of one of the most important monastery archives in German-speaking countries.

Röhrig taught - since 1986 as a university lecturer, since 1992 as an associate professor - at the Institute for Church History of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna . For many years he was professor of church history at the Philosophical-Theological College of the Heiligenkreuz Abbey .

He headed the library and archive of the Canons' Monastery and has presented several significant scientific studies on the history of his monastery and its art treasures. Röhrig was a recognized expert on the history of Margrave Leopold III. .

Awards

• 1972 Culture Prize of the City of Klosterneuburg
• 1978 Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria
• 1983 Ring of Honor of the City of Klosterneuburg
• 1987 Appointment to Archbishop Consistorial Council
• 1988 Gold Medal of Honor from the City of Vienna
• 1997 Cross of Honor First Class for Science and Art
• 1998 Science Award of the State of Lower Austria

Fonts (selection)

• The Verdun Altar. Herold, Vienna et al. 1955.
• Old pens in Austria. 2 volumes (Volume 1: Vienna. Lower Austria. Upper Austria. Volume 2: Styria. Carinthia. Salzburg. Tyrol. Vorarlberg. ). Schrollverlag, Vienna et al. 1966–1967.
• as editor: The Albrechtsaltar and its master. Edition Tusch, Vienna 1981, ISBN 3-85063-109-5 .
• The Verdun Altar and eschatology. In: Yearbook of Klosterneuburg Abbey. Neue Episode 12, 1983, ISSN  0454-0158 , pp. 7-17.
• with Gerhard Brandl : Wachau. Landscape and living environment. A. Pustet, Salzburg 1984, ISBN 3-7025-0228-9 .
• Editing with Gottfried Stangler: Saint Leopold. Prince and state symbol (= catalog of the Lower Austrian State Museum. New series 155). Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial Government - Culture Department, Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-900464-22-7 (Exhibition catalog for the Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition, Klosterneuburg Monastery March 30 - November 3, 1985).
• scientific management with Gustav Otruba and Michael Duscher: Klosterneuburg. History and culture. Volume 1: The City. 2 volumes. Published by the municipality of Klosterneuburg. Mayer, Klosterneuburg et al. 1992, ISBN 3-901025-14-6 .
• scientific management with Gustav Otruba and Michael Duscher: Klosterneuburg. History and culture. Volume 2: The cadastral communities. 2 volumes. Published by the municipality of Klosterneuburg. Mayer, Klosterneuburg et al. 1993, ISBN 3-901025-24-3 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Floridus Röhrig in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry to Floridus Röhrig on medal online

• Homepage of the Institute for Church History at the University of Vienna
• 80th birthday celebration
• Interview on club career

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DDr. Floridus Röhrig passed away ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Press release from April 29, 2014.