Innocentia Pögel
Innocentia Pögel (religious name), née Amalia Pögel (* 1824 in Lauterhofen , Bavaria ; † February 17, 1907 in Vienna ) was a German nun and superior of the Elisabethinum in Ober Sankt Veit and head of the Ober Sankt Veiter children's institution for 40 years .
Life
Innocentia Pögel was born in the municipality of Lauterhofen in Bavaria in 1824 and made her profession in 1855 . She belonged to the School Sisters of the 3rd Order of St. Francis and was subsequently Superior of the Elisabethinum in Ober Sankt Veit for 40 years . She also appeared as the director of the Ober Sankt Veiter Children's Prison and was awarded the Golden Salvator Medal for her work on January 7, 1902 . On February 17, 1907, Pögel died in Vienna at the age of 83 and was buried on February 19 at the Ober Sankt Veiter cemetery . In her honor, a street in Ober Sankt Veit was named after her, which initially (from July 3, 1907) was incorrectly named Innozentiagasse , before the name was corrected on October 11, 1907.
Literature (selection)
- Ilse Korotin (Ed.): BiografıA. Lexicon of Austrian Women. Volume 3: P-Z. Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2016, ISBN 978-3-205-79590-2 , p. 2558.
Web links
- Innocentiagasse in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
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SURNAME | Pögel, Innocentia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pögel, Amalia (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German superior |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1824 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lauterhofen , Bavaria |
DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1907 |
Place of death | Vienna , Austria-Hungary |