Joachim Salzgeber

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Joachim Salzgeber OSB (born May 28, 1926 in St. Gallen ; † February 17, 2012 in Einsiedeln ) was a Swiss Benedictine .

Life

Joachim Salzgeber, baptismal name: Wilhelm Alfred Rudolf , attended high school in St. Gallen and the high schools in the Disentis Abbey and in Sarnen . In 1948 he entered the Einsiedeln monastery and made his simple profession on November 1, 1949 . He was ordained a priest on October 19, 1952 .

He studied philosophy , Hebrew , patrology and history and did his doctorate at the University of Leuven on the monasteries of Einsiedeln and St. Gallen in the Baroque era.

After completing his studies, he taught religious and religious history during his novitiate at the theological school of Einsiedeln Monastery and had been the monastery archivist since 1968 . For several years he was a teacher at the collegiate school in Einsiedeln as well as in the Marienberg monastery and was a cooperator in the provost of St. Gerold .

From 1961 to 2002 he took over pastoral care in Trachslau .

Since 1976 he has edited the internal monastery news of the Konventglöckli and since 1981 the magazine Maria Einsiedeln .

Writing

Joachim Salzgeber wrote a large number of articles in various publications; he published stories as well as everyday things about Einsiedeln monastery, here he was characterized by his love of poetry and humor.

Fonts (selection)

  • Brother Kaspar Mosbrugger . Character image considerations . Maria Einsiedeln 78, 1972–73.
  • Saint Meinrad. His life and death depicted after 31 pen drawings around 1520 . Einsiedeln, art and card publisher Josef Eberle, 1978.
  • Fridolin Kohler - Nekrolog . Schweizerische Kirchenzeitung 147, 1979.
  • History of the pilgrimage site Maria Bildstein . In: Maria Bildstein . Benken, Maria Bildstein Foundation Council, 1979.
  • The possessions and tithes of the Einsiedeln monastery in Männedorf . In: 150 years of Sparkasse Männedorf 1833–1983 .
  • The importance and religious charisma of Einsiedeln. Einsiedeln will be the place of priority encounters with John Paul II ( Vaterland 112, 1984, no. 134).
  • Find of files relating to Luxburg near Egnach . Stiftsarchiv ( Thurgau contributions to patriotic history 123, 1986, 45–49).
  • P. Kuno Bugmann - Nekrolog . Journal for Swiss Church History 82, 1988.
  • The cultural significance of Einsiedeln Abbey. Swiss Journal of Forestry 142, 1991, 595–601.
  • Repertory of the handwritten bequests in the libraries and archives of Switzerland . Basel: Krebs 1992.
  • Maria Immaculata by Acletta. From the Acletta Chapel near Disentis . Disentis : Condrau SA, 1992.
  • Land donations to Einsiedeln Abbey in the 10th century . Studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches 107, 1996, 243–266.
  • Notes on the philosophical-theological in-house study at Einsiedeln Abbey . In: Living Monastery . Paulusverlag, 1997.
  • On the history of the Propstei St. Gerold from 950-1994 . Studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches 108, 1997.

For a detailed list, please refer to the bibliography compiled by Father Joachim Salzgeber by Father Othmar Lustenberger, as of January 2006.

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personal data
SURNAME Salzgeber, Joachim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salzgeber, Wilhelm Alfred Rudolf (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Benedictine and educator
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Gallen
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 2012
Place of death Einsiedeln