Heinrich II of Heiligenkreuz
Heinrich II. Von Heiligenkreuz (* around 1200; † 1284 in Heiligenkreuz (Lower Austria) ) was a Cistercian monk and abbot of three monasteries.
life and work
Heinrich was abbot of Baumgartenberg Abbey from 1250 to 1252, then from 1252 to 1259 abbot of Heiligenkreuz Abbey . There he mobilized numerous benefactors. With the support of Councilor Paltram Vatzo (also: Paltram in front of the Freithof) he founded the Cistercian convent St. Nicolai (Nikolaikloster) in Vienna. From 1259 to 1263 he was a monk in Heiligenkreuz.
When King Ottokar II. Přemysl of Bohemia founded the Goldenkron Monastery ( Zlatá Koruna Monastery ) in 1263 , Henry was appointed his first abbot. When he arrived on April 6, 1263, he brought part of the thorn relic from Christ's crown of thorns, which is still kept in Heiligenkreuz (hence the monastery name "Goldenkron"). After his beneficial work in Bohemia, Heinrich returned to Heiligenkreuz in 1280 and died there four years later.
literature
- Benedikt Gsell : The Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Lower Austria. in: A Cistercian Book. ed. by Sebastian Brunner , Würzburg 1881, pp. 52–117 (here: 62–63)
- Werner Richter: The thorn relic in the Heiligenkreuz Abbey. in: Sancta Crux 62, 2001, pp. 133-135
- Bernhard Vošicky : Golden crown and the crown of thorns of Christ. in: Sancta Crux 74, 2013, pp. 192-195
- Entry about Heinrich II. Von Heiligenkreuz , in: Florian Watzl : Die Cistercienser von Heiligenkreuz . Graz 1898, p.12 ( online on Wikimedia Commons)
Web links
- Nikolaikloster in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Heinrich II. Von Heiligenkreuz in the Biographia Cisterciensis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Heinrich II. Von Heiligenkreuz , in: Florian Watzl : Die Cistercienser von Heiligenkreuz . Graz 1898, p.12 ( online on Wikimedia Commons)
- ^ Paltram in front of the Freithof in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Abbot Berthold I (1249–1252) |
Abbot of Heiligenkreuz Abbey 1252-1259 |
Abbot Sifrid. (1259-1261) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich II of Heiligenkreuz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cistercian monk and abbot of three monasteries |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1200 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1284 |
| Place of death | Heiligenkreuz (Lower Austria) |