Jakob Peregrin Paulitsch

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Jakob Peregrin Paulitsch (born April 27, 1757 in Maria Rain ; † January 4, 1827 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ) was Bishop of Gurk .

Life

Jakob Peregrin Paulitsch was born to poor parents from Glainach , his father was a mastermind. The fact that he was born in nearby Maria Rain was pure coincidence, as his mother was surprised by the confinement on the way to Klagenfurt. He went to Klagenfurt to school and completed his theological studies here on 16 July In 1774 he became a priest ordained .

After the abolition of his order, the Jesuits , he initially worked as a professor at a grammar school in Klagenfurt. In 1777 he became sub-director of the priestly house, six years later city pastor and dean of St. Peter and Paul. Archduchess Marianna , the sister of Emperor Joseph II , who had lived as a nun in Klagenfurt since 1781, appointed Paulitsch as pastor to the Elisabethinenkirche she founded. Paulitsch stayed at the Archduchess's deathbed and gave her the anointing of the sick in 1789 .

In 1792 Paulitsch was appointed to the Gurk cathedral chapter as the first non-aristocrat in a long time. He was soon one of the most prominent theologians in the Diocese of Gurk and also drew Archduke Johann's attention.

In 1806 Paulitsch became director of the theological faculty of the kk lyceum in Klagenfurt and was appointed its rector just one year later. Five years later, Bishop Salm made him vicar general. In 1818, following recommendations from Bishop Salm, he was also provost of the cathedral provost of Gurk, which is under the patronage of the emperor. Emperor Franz I appointed him a knight of the Leopold Order and, as provost, he was introduced in 1819 as a member of the Carinthian Estates Assembly.

After the death of Bishop Salm in 1822, the diocese of Gurk remained without a bishop for almost two years. Paulitsch ran the business during this period of vacancy. It was not until February 9, 1824, that Emperor Franz I Paulitsch nominated the new shepherd, and on May 30, 1824 he was ordained bishop in Salzburg. Thus, for the first time in 352 years (since Bishop Lorenz von Freiberg ) a native Carinthian Bishop von Gurk became again. The fact that Paulitsch did not achieve the miter of a bishop earlier was due to his love for the city of Klagenfurt, so that he repeatedly turned down offers for foreign bishops.

Bishop Paulitsch's grave

Paulitsch was already 67 years old when he was appointed. His reign was too short for there to be too much to say about his effectiveness. He took over a heavily indebted diocese from his predecessor and did his best to improve the financial situation. In 1826 the bishop fell seriously ill and was confined to bed from then on, but he was kept up to date on all official matters. Bishop Paulitsch died on January 5, 1827; he was buried in the grave of the cathedral chapter in Klagenfurt's St. Ruprecht cemetery. The bishop was a friend of the poor all his life and bequeathed almost all of his wealth to the poor and orphans.

Paulitschgasse was named after him in downtown Klagenfurt.

literature

• Jakob Obersteiner: The bishops of Gurk. 1824–1979 (= From Research and Art. 22, ISSN  0067-0642 ). Publishing house of the History Association for Carinthia, Klagenfurt 1980.