Ivo Auf der Maur
Ivo Auf der Maur OSB (* as Josef Maria Auf der Maur on August 14, 1924 ) is a Swiss mission benedictine and retired abbot of St. Otmarsberg .
Life
Ivo Auf der Maur, the first of six children of a carpenter from Steinen SZ , attended the Einsiedeln Abbey high school . In 1994, he joined the Congregation of Benedictine at Freiburg. On November 11, 1945 he made his profession in the Archabbey of Sankt Ottilien . After his philosophical and theological training in Friborg and at the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo in Rome, he was ordained a priest on July 10, 1949 . After studying English in London , he worked as a missionary and teacher in Tanzania from 1951 to 1956 . After a two-year doctoral degree to become a Dr. theol. in Rome he worked for five years at the Benedictinum Freiburg.
In 1981 Ivo Auf der Maur became Prior , and from 1982 to 1999 he was the first abbot of the Mission Benedictines of St. Otmarsberg Abbey in Uznach , the youngest abbey in Switzerland. In 2014, under the direction of Notker Wolf , Abbot Primate of the Benedictines from Rome, and Abbot President Jeremias Schröder from St. Ottilien, his 65th jubilee as a priest and his 90th birthday were celebrated in the Abbey of St. Otmarsberg .
Auf der Maur has published numerous works and articles, especially in the field of missiology and religious history as well as on the pilgrimage site of Lourdes .
Fonts (selection)
- Columban of Luxeuil : monastic rules , Eos, St. Ottilien 2007
- Caesarius of Arles : Convent rules for nuns and monks , Eos, St. Ottilien 2008
- Sankt Otmarsberg. From Prokura to the Abbey 1919–2007 , Eos, St. Ottilien 2009
- A life with Lourdes , Eos, St. Ottilien 2013
Web links
- Entry to the Maur, Ivo / Ivo Auf der Maur on Orden online .
- On the Maur, Ivo. In: Biographia Benedictina (Benedictine Biography), version of January 30, 2017.
- Franz Auf der Maur: On the Maur. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- History of the Auf der Maur family .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alt Abbot Ivo Auf der Maur celebrates his 90th birthday. In: kath.ch. 17th August 2014
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Abbot of St. Otmarsberg 1982–1999 |
Marian Eleganti OSB |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | On the Maur, Ivo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Auf der Maur, Josef Maria (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss religious, Benedictine, Abbot of Uznach |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1924 |