Johann Kurz
Johann Kurz (born October 20, 1913 in Wetzleinsdorf , Lower Austria ; † August 6, 1985 in Vienna ) was a Roman Catholic priest and long-time rector of the Archbishop's Seminary in Hollabrunn .
Life
After attending the Stiftsgymnasium Seitenstetten and studying at the University of Vienna , he was ordained a priest on July 11, 1937 . Then he was chaplain in Poysdorf and prefect of studies at the Vienna seminary for two years . In 1943 he joined the oratorio Sanctissimae Trinitatis founded by Friedrich Wessely .
From July 1, 1945 he was spiritual, from October 8, 1946 deputy rector and from October 29, 1947 to 1984 rector of the Archbishop's Seminary in Hollabrunn.
He was responsible for the difficult structure of the seminar after the Second World War and shaped the Hollabrunn boys' seminar through his personality.
Together with Hans Groër , he founded the Hollabrunn secondary school in 1974 .
From 1984 he was Spiritual of the Sisters of Mercy in Vienna- Gumpendorf and Vice-President of the Canisiuswerk .
He is buried in the priestly crypt at the Großrußbach cemetery.
Works
- The doctrine of contemplation in the late Middle Ages . Dissertation, University of Vienna 1940.
- One hundred years of the same seminar in Hollabrunn . Hollabrunn 1981.
literature
- Hans Groër : One hundred years of boys' seminary in the Archdiocese of Vienna . Hollabrunn 1956.
- Peter Paul Kaspar: Boys' seminar: an obituary . Müller, Salzburg / Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7013-0943-4 .
- Christine Mann, Erwin Mann: The Great History of the Small Seminary of the Archdiocese of Vienna . Wiener Domverlag, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-85351-194-5 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | In short, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian clergyman, rector of the Hollabrunn boys' college |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wetzleinsdorf , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1985 |
| Place of death | Vienna |