Heinrich Grünbeck
Heinrich Grünbeck OCist (born November 24, 1818 in Vienna ; † January 1, 1902 in Heiligenkreuz ) was the 62nd abbot of the Heiligenkreuz Abbey near Vienna.
Life
Anton Grünbeck grew up as the son of a gold spinner in Vienna, ranked at the local university the philosophical volumes of theological studies and joined the Holy Cross on 20 October. 1839 He took the religious name Heinrich, made his profession on October 31, 1843, and celebrated his primacy on August 4, 1844 . After serving as a chaplain in Trumau and Alland , librarian, cellar master, abbot secretary and pastor in Sulz , he became sub prior on July 1, 1865 . He then held the office of chamberlain. During the sedis vacancy from 1877–1879 he was one of the administrators of the monastery and from February 19, 1879 abbot. His motto was: Nil sine Deo . The sedis vacancy was the result of a new regulation of the Hungarian state, according to which an Austrian abbot was not allowed to be head of a Hungarian monastery at the same time. Heiligenkreuz therefore had to part with St. Gotthard before the next abbot election , which caused a delay.
Quite independent of the events surrounding St. Gotthard, shortly after Grünbeck took office, the Neukloster Abbey was merged with Heiligenkreuz on December 16, 1881.
Abbot Heinrich Grünbeck made great contributions to the preservation and restoration of the monastery buildings. During his reign, under the direction of master builder Friedrich von Schmidt and his pupil Dominik Avanzo, the baroque interior of the collegiate church was removed and the church furnished with neo-Gothic altars in the Romantic style.
Grünbeck is still present today in the appearance of the regotized collegiate church and in the cloister due to his structural zeal. They are the fruits of the historicism that was dominant at the time , which was also reflected in a renewed zeal for research and a romantic image of monks. During the restoration work under Abbot Franz Gaumannmüller , some of the historical ingredients of the Grünbeck period were carefully removed.
Abbot Heinrich Grünbeck received high awards for his work, such as the Commander's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order awarded by the Emperor . Grünbeck was also an honorary citizen of Wiener Neustadt , Baden and Heiligenkreuz .
In 1886 he preached at the secondary of the abbot of Hohenfurth Leopold Wackarž , who at the time was vicar general of the Austro-Hungarian religious province of the Cistercians, and later became abbot general.
He is buried in the abbot's cemetery in Heiligenkreuz .
literature
- Grünbeck Heinrich. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 87.
- Obituary in: Cistercian Chronicle . Vol. 14 (1902), pp. 111-114.
- Report of death: Death of the Abbot of Heiligenkreuz. Article in: Reichspost , January 3, 1902, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
Web links
- Heinrich Grünbeck OC is in the Biographia Cisterciensis
- Entry to Heinrich Grünbeck on medals online
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Death of the Abbot of Heiligenkreuz. In: Reichspost . January 3, 1902, p. 6 ( digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Komáromy |
Abbot of Heiligenkreuz Abbey 1879–1902 |
Gregor Poeck |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grünbeck, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grünbeck, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian clergyman, abbot of Heiligenkreuz Abbey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1902 |
| Place of death | Heiligenkreuz |