Friedrich Ritzendorfer

Friedrich Ritzendorfer (* Wels ; † February 1, 1346 ) was abbot of Kremsmünster Abbey from 1325 to 1346.

Life

Abbot Friedrich II came from the Ritzendorfer family and was born in Wels. We know from a letter of indulgence from Passau Auxiliary Bishop Theoderich that he was abbot of the Kremsmünster monastery on June 28, 1325. With economic skill, the young abbot succeeded in repaying the then considerable debt of 2025 pounds and redeeming the pledged monastery property.

Soon after his arrival came Abbot Friedrich by unrest in distress which the youngest son of Albert I. namely Duke Otto instigated when he called for the division of the inheritance. From him he got in Linz in 1327 by means of a rare and strange document the toll exemption of all victuals for the monastery. In the same year he was next to some other prelates of Pope John XXII. appointed the executor of a bull, which it was Archbishop Friedrich III. von Salzburg allowed to collect a contribution from all churches in its archbishopric. In 1332 Pope John XXII. the abbot two breves , whereby Abbot Friedrich was granted the absolution of his monks for more serious offenses. During his tenure, several donations were made to the monastery, as well as the purchase of several farms and vineyards. Abbot Friedrich held his office for 20 years with great benefit for the monastery and died on February 1, 1346.

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• P. Ulrich Hartenschneider, OSB: Historical and topographical representation of the Kremsmünster Abbey , Vienna 1830