Jakob Frint
Jakob Frint (born December 4, 1766 in Kamnitz , Northern Bohemia , † October 11, 1834 in St. Pölten ) was an Austrian theologian, bishop of St. Pölten and main representative of the Austrian Catholic restoration; bitter opponent of the religious philosopher and mathematician Bernard Bolzano (1781–1848).
Life
After studying theology at the University of Vienna, Jakob Frint was ordained a Roman Catholic clergyman in 1795, became court chaplain in 1801, was professor of religious studies in Vienna in 1804 and, since 1808, city pastor in Laa an der Thaya . In 1810 he was appointed imperial court and castle pastor in Vienna. Since 1816 head of the educational institute for secular priests founded by the Austrian emperor, the Sankt Augustin- Frintaneum in Vienna, which bore his name. 1822 Confessor of the Austrian Emperor Franz II. (HRR) , or Franz I Joseph Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen . Jakob Frint was Bishop of St. Pölten from 1827 until his death in 1834 . His great-nephew Anton Frind (1823-1881) was bishop of the diocese of Leitmeritz .
Publications
- Depiction of the higher educational institution for secular priests of St. Augustine in Vienna, 1817
- Handbook of religious studies for the candidates of philosophy, 3 parts, 6 volumes, 1824, publisher: "Theologische Zeitschrift" (1813-1825)
literature
- Ekkart Sauser : Frint, Jakob. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 376-378.
- Heribert Sturm : Biographical lexicon on the history of the Bohemian countries. Published on behalf of the Collegium Carolinum (Institute) , Volume I, page 391, R. Oldenbourg Verlag Munich Vienna 1979, ISBN 3 486 49491 0 ,
- Frint Jakob. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 369.
- Sudetendeutsche Lebensbilder, Ed .: Erich Gierach, Volume 3 (1934), page 166 ff.
- Carl Werner : Frint, Jacob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 91 f.
Web links
- Entry on Jakob Frint in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Entry on Jakob Frint in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Joseph Chrysostom Pauer |
Bishop of St. Pölten 1827 - 1834 |
Johann Michael Leonhard |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Frint, Jakob |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian theologian and bishop |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 4, 1766 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Česká Kamenice |
DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1834 |
Place of death | St. Polten |