Gerardus Winterstein
Gerardus Winterstein (* 13. September 1740 in Kissingen , Lower Franconia , † 24. November 1805 in Würzburg ) was a German Benedictine - Abt .
Life
Johann Michael Winterstein was 49th and the last abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Stephan in Würzburg. On August 20, 1763 he entered the Benedictine order under the name Gerhard (Gerardus) and was ordained a priest on April 4, 1767 . Twenty years later he was elected abbot on March 27, 1787. By redesigning the abbey church in classicist style around 1792, he set a monument for himself, the interior decoration, which was burned on March 16, 1945, was created by his brother Johann Georg W. The church became the 1st Protestant church in Würzburg after the monastery was dissolved in 1803 in the course of secularization was.
Winterstein died on November 24, 1805 in the morning at 5:00 o'clock of "mucus" (bronchial secretion congestion, also: mucoid impaction; see: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ). The funeral service was held in Haug Abbey . He was buried in the (closed) cemetery near the Ehehaltenhaus.
literature
- Werner Eberth : Gerardus Winterstein 1740-1805 , in: P. Ignaz Gropp and other great Benedictines from Bad Kissingen , Bad Kissingen 2008.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Winterstein, Gerardus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine abbot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Kissingen , Lower Franconia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 1805 |
| Place of death | Würzburg , Lower Franconia |