Franciscan monastery St. Anton im Pinzgau
The Franciscan Monastery of St. Anton im Pinzgau is located in the Hundsdorf district of the municipality of Bruck an der Glocknerstrasse in the state of Salzburg and is now part of a Caritas village for disabled people. The entire facility is under monument protection .
history
In the 17th century preachers were from the Salzburg Franciscan monastery in the Pinzgau sent to the spread of Protestantism counteract. Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian planned to build his own mission house so that the pastoral work of the Franciscans would be strengthened . Thanks to the foundation of Ms. Anna Theresia Glückh, the widow of a Salzburg court chamber secretary, the construction of a small monastery and the associated church began in Hundsdorf in 1736. The mission house, which was subordinated to the Salzburg Franciscan monastery, was already completed in 1737 and the church of St. Anthony of Padua was inaugurated in 1741.
The foundation also ensured the financial existence of the monastery for four priests and one friar . Of the four priests, one was the head of the house, the other three were missionaries in Pinzgau . They visited each parish for about two weeks and held religious instruction for the population. Since the work of the Franciscans contradicted the enlightenment efforts of the Archbishop of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo , they had to stop their missionary work around 1782. Since the Upper German Franciscan Province, to which the mission house in Hundsdorf belonged, the admission of novices was forbidden, only two Franciscans lived in the monastery in 1818.
In 1818 the Hundsdorf Monastery came to the Tyrolean Franciscan Province , which at that time comprised the western part of Austria. During this time, the Franciscans devoted themselves to pastoral care on site and in the surrounding area. From 1885 to 1890 the monastery also provided space for Redemptorists who were expelled from Bavaria. For the anniversary of Antonius in 1931, the hamlet of Hundsdorf (but not the cadastral parish of Bruck of the same name ), in which the monastery is located, was renamed St. Anton im Pinzgau . During the National Socialist rule , the monastery was closed in July 1941 and rented out. Only one priest was allowed to remain in charge of the church in St. Anton. After the Second World War , the monastery was returned to the Franciscans.
Already in 1922 the Salzburg Caritas Association bought the Traunerhaus next to the monastery and the associated farm and set up a place for mentally handicapped children who were looked after by Vöcklabruck Franciscan nuns . The Caritas Association Salzburg gradually acquired the other buildings in the hamlet of Hundsdorf. The Franciscans took over pastoral care for the sisters and religious instruction for the children. Due to the sharp decline in religious vocations, the Franciscan monastery was closed in 1971 and the building was handed over to the Archdiocese of Salzburg for Caritas work. A Franciscan remained in St. Anton until 2005 as a pastor.
Today, children, young people and adults are looked after in the Caritasdorf St. Anton who need special support and support due to various disabilities. In addition, the facility has its own agriculture and gardening facility, both of which are involved in the work with the disabled.
Sights in the monastery church
- High altar image of St. Anthony of Padua by the Salzburg court painter Jakob Zanusi (1737)
- Side altarpiece of St. Francis of Assisi by Johann Georg Kreuzer (around 1770)
Web links
- Caritas village St. Anton. Retrieved October 18, 2014 .
- Franciscan monastery St. Anton (today Caritasdorf) , City of Salzburg: salzburg.gv.at
Coordinates: 47 ° 17 ′ 11.5 " N , 12 ° 50 ′ 43" E