Joseph Stanislaus Albach
Joseph Stanislaus Albach (born February 2, 1795 in Preßburg , † November 12, 1853 in Eisenstadt ) was a Franciscan and preacher .
Life
Joseph Stanislaus Albach was born in Pressburg on February 2, 1795. After his studies he was accepted into the Franciscan order; After his ordination he preached in the Franciscan Church in Pest on Sundays in German. He was referred to as an “excellent pulpit speaker” and was soon referred to as the “Austrian Lacordaire ”. Through the rhetoric he used in his sermons "[he tore] the audience away [...] and [seized] them deeply". He made a name for himself not only as a preacher, but also as a devotional author . However, he had to withdraw from his work as a preacher due to a chronic illness. Then he moved to Eisenstadt to devote himself to his secondary occupations - botany and science.
Works
- Holy echoes, prayers for Catholic Christians (Pest 1828)
- Memories of God, Virtue and Eternity. In sermons (Pest 1831)
- Geography of Hungary (Pest 1834)
- Mathematical-physical and political geography (Pest 1834)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Albach, Joseph Stanislaus . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University printing house L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 9 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Albach Joseph Stanislaus. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 11.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albach, Joseph Stanislaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian religious and preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1795 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pressburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1853 |
| Place of death | Eisenstadt |