Franz Xaver Pritz
Franz Xaver Pritz (born November 4, 1791 in Steyr , Upper Austria ; † March 22, 1872 in Ansfelden , Upper Austria) was an Augustinian canon and historian.
Life
He was canon of St. Florian Monastery . After studying theology in Linz , he was ordained a priest in 1815 and initially went to Mauthausen as a pastor . From 1817 to 1855 he was professor of the Old Testament at the Lyceum in Linz, after which he was pastor in Wallern an der Trattnach and later in Ansfelden (1862–1872). In 1851 he became a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences , and in 1856 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order . Comparable canon historians are: Raimund Duellius , Jodok Stülz and Joseph Chmel .
Posthumous honors
In Steyr the Pritzgasse is named after him: It connects the Rennbahnweg with the Pestalozzistraße. The memorial plaque on the house where he was born (Johannesgasse 7) was unveiled on November 8, 1891.
Memorial plaque on the birthplace
Works
Pritz wrote both theological and historical works, the historical ones are of lasting importance. In addition to the works listed here, various valuable articles have appeared in historical journals.
- Description and history of the city of Styria together with smaller contributions to the history of the ironworks and the monasteries Garsten and Gleink. 1837.
- History of the former Benedictine monasteries Garsten and Gleink. Linz 1841.
- History of the Styrian Ottokare and their ancestors, up to the extinction of this tribe in 1192. In: Contributions to the regional studies of Austria above the Enns. Linz 1846.
- History of the country above the Enns from the oldest to the most recent. 2 volumes, Quirin Haslinger, Linz 1846–47, first volume and second volume on digi.landesbibliothek.at.
- History of the abandoned Cistercian monastery Baumgartenberg in the land above the Enns. Vienna 1854, digitized at digi.landesbibliothek.at.
- Contributions to the history of the abandoned canon monastery Suben. In: XVI. Annual report of the Francisco-Carolinum Museum in Linz. Linz 1856, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Pritz, Franz Xaver . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 23rd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1872, pp. 313–316 ( digitized version ).
- Franz von Krones : Pritz, Franz Xaver . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 611 f.
- K. Rehberger: Pritz Franz X .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815-1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 286.
- Patrick Fiska: The Austrian pens as a pacemaker in Austrian historical research. In: Ordensnachrichten 48, 2009, pp. 78–91.
Web links
- Bibliography on Pritz in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
- Literature by and about Franz Xaver Pritz in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ The history of our parish. In: pfarreansfelden.at.
- ^ City of Steyr: The street names Steyrs: P , accessed on April 10, 2019.
- ^ Manfred Brandl: New history of Steyr. From Biedermeier to today. Verlag Wilhelm Ennsthaler, Steyr 1980, ISBN 3-85068-093-2 , p. 287.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pritz, Franz Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Augustinian canon and Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Steyr |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1872 |
| Place of death | Ansfelden |