Franz Nikolasch

Franz Nikolasch (born April 3, 1933 in Millstatt am See ) is an Austrian theologian and emeritus university professor .

Life

Franz Nikolasch attended grammar school in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and then went to Rome to study theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University , which he completed in 1961 with a doctorate. He was ordained a priest in 1958 .

After completing his studies , he returned to Villach as a religion teacher and also worked as a deputy priest at the Villach parish church. Nikolasch later taught at the philosophical and theological college in Klagenfurt and became rector of the St. Georgen am Längsee educational center .

In 1967 Nikolasch completed his habilitation at the University of Salzburg in liturgy and Christian archeology and was appointed university professor in 1969 . In this function he played a key role in setting up the newly created Institute for Liturgical Science and Sacraments Theology. Moved to Salzburg, he also worked there as a pastor for the Church of St. Leonhard in Grödig .

Nikolasch subsequently took over university management functions such as dean of the theological faculty in 1971 and rector of the university in 1973. He later became a member of the Senate. He retired in 2011.

Create

The liturgy specialist Nikolasch was consultor of the consilium for the implementation of the liturgy constitution and a member of the 'Liturgical Commission for Austria'. He was also involved in the creation of new liturgical books by the Second Vatican Council. Further fields of research are liturgical law, the sacrament of reconciliation and communion ecclesiology .

In addition to his academic achievements, Nikolasch also deals with cultural affairs and endeavors to establish a dialogue between art and the church, including as chairman of the Salzburg regional cultural advisory board or as chairman of the Millstatt Music Weeks .

After his retirement, Nikolasch was involved in many private and public bodies to promote the renewal of the church from inside and outside.

Works

Franz Nikolasch has written many books and contributions to books, including a.

• The lamb as a symbol of Christ in the writings of the fathers 1963
• On the iconography of the Aries of Gen 22 , Vigiliae Christianae 23 (1969) 197-223, North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam
• On the interpretation of the “Dominus legem dat” scene , 1970
• Outline of the history of the Roman Eucharist , 1970
• The Sacrament of Penance: Learning from the East , 1971
• The celebration of the penances, theology and liturgy (= pastoral handouts , volume 8), Echter, Seelsorge-Verlag, Würzburg 1974, ISBN 3-429-00347-4 .
• Domitian von Millstatt - an invention of the 12th century , 1990
• Millstatt : Main parish church of St. Salvator and All Saints, Abbey Museum, Calvary Chapel: Diocese Gurk, Deanery Gmünd-Millstatt, Carinthia , photos by Gregor and Marcel Peda, published by the Catholic Abbey Parish (= Peda Art Guide , Volume 795). Peda, Kunstverlag Passau, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89643-795-2 (German, English, Italian).

Web links

• Literature by and about Franz Nikolasch in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A new chapter in the history of the University of Salzburg has begun ( Memento from February 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Nikolasch on his 70th birthday
3. ^ Franz Nikolasch on SalzburgWiki.at
4. ↑ Article about Eucharistic celebrations without priests on the platform >> We are Church << from November 1, 2011