Franz Xaver Zenner

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Franz Xaver Zenner (born November 11, 1794 in Vienna ; † October 29, 1861 there ) was vicar general and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna .

Life

Zenner studied theology in his hometown of Vienna and was ordained a priest there on August 30, 1818. Then he became prefect of studies at the archbishop's clerical seminary. In 1820 he received his doctorate in theology and in 1821 took up a position as secretary at the theological faculty of the University of Vienna . In 1826, Franz Xaver Zenner was appointed director of the Vienna Clerical Seminary, which he held until 1833. Here the later known clergyman Alois Schlör (1805-1852) became his student, who kept him a lifelong friendship and greeted him gratefully from his deathbed as his “first guide in the spiritual life” . From 1840 to 1849 Zenner was head of the university's theological faculty.

On November 27th, 1828, the clergyman became canon of St. Stephen . He also officiated as court chaplain and was government councilor from 1840 and court councilor from 1847 . The “Court and State Handbook of the Austrian Empire” from 1847 also identifies Franz Xaver Zenner as cathedral cantor at St. Stephen's Cathedral and as an inful prelate , that is, an honorary prelate entitled to wear a miter .

Pope Pius IX appointed Franz Xaver Zenner in 1850 titular bishop of Sarepta and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Vienna. At the same time he became vicar general of the archdiocese. He received the episcopal ordination on February 17, 1851 from Archbishop Vincenz Eduard Milde .

Zenner was widely respected for his “exemplary priestly walk, his personal unpretentiousness and great charity” . As a theologian, he wrote a multiple published Latin book on confessional practice, as well as a biographical sketch of his friend and confrater Franz Seraph Schmid (1764–1843), confessor of St. Clement Maria Hofbauer and the pious widow Empress Karoline Auguste . Zenner chose the latter as his successor in this office, as did Archduchess Sophie , mother of Emperor Franz Joseph I , after the death of her own confessor Franz Sebastian Job (1767–1834).

Even as the seminar director, Franz Xaver Zenner was a friend and pastor of the Austrian historian Alois Primisser, who died at an early age .

From 1845 to 1848 the young, orphaned Prince Karl Heinrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg stayed with his grandparents in Vienna. During this time, Franz Xaver Zenner was also the confessor of this young nobleman, who would later become a well-known figure of Catholicism. In a letter to his daughter in 1911, the prince praised Zenner for his deep piety to Mary, which he conveyed to him as a child.

The auxiliary bishop died in Vienna in 1861 and was buried in the Sankt Marxer Friedhof ; the grave is still preserved (2012). Zennerstrasse in Vienna has been named after him since 1906.

Franz Xaver Zenner was a 2nd class knight of the Order of the Iron Crown .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical page on Dr. Alois Schlör  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.heiligekatholischekirche.info  
  2. ^ "Catholic entertainments in domestic circles" , Volumes 3–4, page 137, Hurter Verlag, Schaffhausen, 1857; Scan from the source
  3. ^ Website of the University of Passau, on the meaning of the term "infuliert"
  4. ^ "Court and State Handbook of the Austrian Empire" , Part 2, Page 4, Vienna 1847; Scan from the source
  5. ^ Friedrich Lauchert:  Zenner, Franz Xaver . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, p. 65.
  6. ^ Complete scan of the book "Instructio practica confessarii" by Franz Xaver Zenner
  7. ^ Obituary for Franz Seraph Schmid, Neue Würzburger Zeitung, No. 40, dated February 9, 1843
  8. ↑ Cölestin Wolfsgruber : "Carolina Auguste, the Empress mother" , Vienna 1893, page 190 excerpt from the source
  9. ↑ Biographical page on Franz Sebastian Job ( memento of the original from May 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was 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.ssnd-austria.org
  10. ↑ Viktor Flieder: "Festschrift Franz Loidl for his 65th birthday" , 1970, Volume 3, page 112; Excerpt from the source
  11. ↑ E. Scheicher:  Primisser, Alois. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 281 f. (Direct links on p. 281 , p. 282 ).
  12. ↑ "Reports and communications of the Alterthums-Verein zu Wien" , Volume 5, 1861, page 228; Scan from the source, to the friendship Zenner and Primisser
  13. ↑ Paul Siebertz: “Karl Fürst zu Löwenstein. A picture of his life and work. “ Kösel and Pustet Verlag, Kempten, 1924, page 21
  14. ^ Johann Friedrich von Cotta: “Allgemeine Zeitung München” , year 1861, page 5001; Contemporary report on the funeral
  15. ^ Website of the grave
  16. ↑ Website for street designation  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.austriasites.net  
  17. ^ Alfred Hölder: "Journal for the Austrian High Schools" , Volume 12, Page 740, 1861; Scan from the source
personal data
SURNAME Zenner, Franz Xaver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 1861
Place of death Vienna