Johann Hoffmann (Abbot)

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Johann Hoffmann (also Johannes Hofmann ; * 1552 in Kremsbrücke ; † October 14, 1614 ) was an Austrian Benedictine .

Life

Hoffmann was the son of a tailor and came from a poor background. He came to the court in Vienna as a chamberlain . In 1569 he went to Rome with Scipione Lancellotti . There he studied theology and entered the Benedictine order. In Peruggia he studied canon law. With the Nuncio Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Commendone (1523–1584) he toured parts of Europe. Shortly after his return to Rome in 1573 he became cellarius of the St. Lambrecht monastery . The Archduke Karl found out about his administration and arranged for him to come to Admont. There he became abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Admont on August 22, 1581 .

Hoffmann found a severely shrunk community and a monastery in poor condition in Admont. He arranged for debt repayment, the reconstruction of the buildings, the expansion of the monastery library and the strengthening of the monastery school and enlarged the monastery community. He also became an active actor in the Counter Reformation in the region. In 1592 he went to see Emperor Rudolf II in Prague on behalf of Archbishop Wolf Dietrich of Salzburg to hold secret talks with him about how to deal with the Protestants. In 1596 and 1597 he was also the administrator of the St. Lambrecht Monastery.

Hoffmann was awarded a council title by Archduke Ferdinand in 1596 and became the first Reformation Commissioner in 1599 and an official decreed in 1601. In 1602 he received the office of President of the Chamber in Graz.

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SURNAME Hoffmann, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hofmann, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Benedictine, abbot of Admont Abbey
DATE OF BIRTH 1552
PLACE OF BIRTH Krems Bridge
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1614