Honorius Burger

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Honorius Burger OSB (born November 22, 1788 in Horn , † July 21, 1878 in Altenburg ) was an Austrian Benedictine abbot , historian and draftsman.

Career

Honorius Burger made his profession on October 14, 1810 . From 1833 to 1839 he was pastor in Horn, then office director, orphanage administrator, chamberlain and cellar master of Altenburg Abbey . On August 31, 1842 he was elected 45th abbot of the monastery. He had extensive renovations carried out on the monastery buildings.

Burger wrote a history of the monastery, published a collection of documents and historical articles for Franz Xaver Schweickhardt's "Representation of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns". He also created small watercolors of places and churches in the Waldviertel and pencil drawings of parishes and properties of the monastery in its Rotelbuch (around 1820).

Publications

  • Historical representation of the founding and fate of the Benedictine monastery S. Lambert zu Altenburg in Lower Austria, its parishes and possessions, and several local events. Gerold, Vienna 1862 (online) .
  • Improvements, additions and additions to the historical presentation of the founding and fate of the Benedictine monastery Sankt Lambert zu Altenburg in Lower Austria etc. etc. , Horn 1869.
  • Documents from the Benedictine Abbey of St. Lambert in Altenburg, Lower Austria KOMB from 1144 to 1522 . (= Fontes rerum Austriacarum - Austrian Academy of Sciences, Philosophical-Historical Class, Historical Commission, 2nd Department, Diplomataria et acta, Vol. 21) . Vienna 1865.

literature

  • Ralph Andraschek-Holzer: The "Altenburger Historikerschule" of the 19th and 20th centuries: A contribution to the 850th anniversary of the Benedictine Abbey of Altenburg 1144–1994 . In: Our home , New Series No. 65 (1994), pp. 4–12.
  • Thomas Renner: Honorius Burger (1788-1878). A citizen of Horner on the Altenburg abbot throne. In: Waldviertel biographies . Vol. 1, Horn 2001, pp. 97-120

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personal data
SURNAME Burger, Honorius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Benedictine abbot, historian and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Horn (Lower Austria)
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1878
Place of death Altenburg (Lower Austria)