Hieronymus II. Lindau

Hieronymus II. Lindau OSB (born November 11, 1657 in Rottweil ; † December 8, 1719 in Ochsenhausen ) was the 22nd abbot of the imperial abbey of Ochsenhausen in today's Biberach district in Upper Swabia .

Life

Hieronymus was born in Rottweil, the oldest city in what is now Baden-Württemberg .

In 1680 the future abbot took his religious vows . This was followed by preliminary philosophical studies in Ochsenhausen and the study of theology at the University of Salzburg . He returned from Salzburg as an ordained priest in 1686 . In the monastery he was given the task of preparing the young clergy in philosophy and theology for study at the university. Furthermore, he did his pastoral care in the communities of the Ochsenhauser territory and at the official seat in Tannheim. It was there that his special economic talent was revealed.

On June 21, 1708 the abbot election took place in the monastery. The auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Constance Konrad Ferdinand Geist von Wildegg , Abbot Modest from Wiblingen Abbey and the abbot of Mehrerau Abbey were present . Convent breeding was close to his heart, but so was the scientific education of the young clergy. That is why he had the book collection in the monastery library significantly expanded.

Economic activities

• Incorporation of Ober- and Untersulmetingen
• Sale of Horn Castle , located on federal territory in Horn TG on Lake Constance, to Captain Schenck
• When Abbot Jerome took office, the subjects waived the arrears of payments resulting from the War of the Spanish Succession in the amount of 18,349 guilders

Objects of cult

During his time in office, Abbot Hieronymus acquired the so-called red robes made of silver and gold-rich Lyon brocade for the high festivals for 2560 guilders and the white robes for the Marian festivals valued at 1239 guilders.

He commissioned a magnificent monstrance for 17115 guilders. This monstrance weighed eleven pounds and was adorned with 33 emeralds, 16 sapphires, 8 hyacinths, 70 diamonds, 30 oriental garnets, 36 rubies and many pearls. It was sold as a war tax in 1800 for 8,000 guilders. Abbot Hieronymus had the relic of the cross particle set in gold.

Sacred and secular buildings

Fruit box of the monastery

• New building of the Ummendorf church, which burned down in 1804
• New building of the church in Schönebürg
• Marian column Ochsenhausen
• New construction of today's fruit box of the imperial abbey
• The guest building, today's “Fürstenbau”, in which, among other things, the Ochsenhausen grammar school has its rooms, is increased by one floor

Shortly before his death, Abbot Jerome had the northern wall of the monastery broken through. There he had a small chapel, consecrated to Saint Anthony in Padua, built. He died in 1719 at the age of 62 and was buried under the entrance to the Antonius Chapel. His last will was that the subjects were exempted from a whole annual tax of 4,000 guilders. During his time as abbot, fourteen monks entered the monastery and twelve monks died.

literature

• Peter Rieff: The branch that is richly covered with wonderful fruits on the world-large Benedictine order tree, The Venerable in God Lord, Mr. Hieronymus Deß Löbl. Reichs-Gottshauß Ochsenhausen Most Worthy Abbot and Lord, Also of the Swabian Benedictine Congregation Costantzer Dioeces eyfferigster Praeses. Chopped off by death on December 8th, 1719 .: Shaken off in a highly guilty funeral and honor sermon . Herckner, Altdorff called Weingarten 1720 ( digitized version ), funeral sermon for Abbot Hieronymus
• Georg Geisenhof : Brief history of the former Reichsstift Ochsenhausen in Swabia. Ganser, Ottobeuren 1829 ( online ).
• Volker Himmelein (ed.): Old monasteries, new masters. The secularization in the German southwest 1803. Large state exhibition Baden-Württemberg 2003. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-0212-2 (exhibition catalog and essay volume).
• Volker Himmelein, Franz Quarthal (Ed.): Vorderösterreich, Only the tail feather of the imperial eagle? The Habsburgs in the German southwest. Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, Ulm 1999, ISBN 3-88294-277-0 (catalog of the state exhibition).
• Heribert Smolinsky : Church history of the modern age. Part 1. 2008.
• H.-J. Reiff, G. Spahr, D. Hauffe: Ochsenhausen monastery. History, art, present. Biberach 1985.

predecessor	Office	successor
Francis Klesin OSB	Abbot of Ochsenhausen 1708–1719	Beda Werner OSB