Episcopal Gymnasium Petrinum

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Episcopal Gymnasium Petrinum
View from Mitterbergerweg to the Petrinum
type of school high school
founding 1897
address

Petrinumstrasse 12

place Linz
state Upper Austria
Country Austria
Coordinates 48 ° 19 '10 "  N , 14 ° 16' 32"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 19 '10 "  N , 14 ° 16' 32"  E
student 532 (as of 2012 )
Teachers 62 (as of 2019 )
management Klemens Keplinger
Website www.petrinum.at

The Bischöfliche Gymnasium Petrinum is a Catholic private school in the Diocese of Linz with a history going back over a hundred years. It is located at the foot of the Pöstlingberg in Linz district Urfahr .

history

On July 29, 1895, the then bishop Franz Maria Doppelbauer broke ground. The official inauguration took place with the laying of the foundation stone on July 2, 1896 (this foundation stone - like that of the New Cathedral - was broken from the Mount of Olives ). When it was completed as Collegium Petrinum in 1897 , the building was 95.90 m long, 80 m wide and 22.5 m high. Together with the furnishings, the boys' seminar in preparation for the priestly career of the Diocese of Linz cost 2,065,200 crowns.

The Petrinum soon began to establish itself as an excellent grammar school ; in its first year in the new building, the boys' seminary had 340 students who had decided to become priests later . On June 9, 1903, then Bishop Franz Maria Doppelbauer welcomed Emperor Franz Joseph in the Petrinum . During the First World War , the Petrinum functioned as a military reserve hospital. During this time, the students were accommodated in other facilities, such as Schlierbach Abbey . On September 17, 1920 the training in Petrinum could continue.

After the invasion of the German troops in 1938, school operations could initially continue, but all students had to join the Hitler Youth . In July the Petrinum 's public rights were finally revoked and the military command of the 5th Division was housed in the school. Adolf Hitler , who wanted to "elevate" Linz to his leadership city , planned to build the Technical University Linz on the area of ​​the Petrinum and to include the existing building.

Since the then Bishop Johannes Maria Gföllner refused to sell the area, the Upper Danube Governorate ordered the expropriation of the house on February 29, 1940. There was no legal remedy against this expropriation. However, it was possible to apply for compensation from the court. Thanks to the extraordinary skill, great courage and personal commitment of the lawyer Josef Stampfl and the representative of the diocese Franz Zauner , it was possible to postpone cleverly raised objections to the amount of the compensation until the end of National Socialism had come. This enabled Stampfl and Zauner to prevent the Petrinum from becoming German property.

The Petrinum was spared from bombs (only the outdoor pool was destroyed). However, when the Allies approached, the building was used as a hospital again . First of all, Americans marched into the Urfahr and Pöstlingberg area . However, when the Russians advanced shortly afterwards , the US soldiers withdrew and the Petrinum was occupied by the Russians. Although these withdrew after less than a year, they left an unmistakable trace of destruction.

In the autumn of 1946, school operations were resumed - although there were only four classes. In the school year 1950/51 there were again - as before the war - eight classes and the school leaving examination could be held for the first time .

There were profound changes after the Second Vatican Council . Among other things, the students were no longer expected to take up predominantly spiritual professions. In 1972 the educational institution , which had previously only been run as a humanistic grammar school , was "liberalized" and from then on it was possible for students to choose between the humanistic and modern language branches from the fifth grade (9th grade) onwards (option between ancient Greek and French). In 1983 the school also had to open to external students due to declining student numbers. Until then, the Petrinum was run as a pure boarding school . Ten years later, however, the student shortage was again so great that a change was considered. The decision was made to allow girls too. In 1999 the boarding school was closed (boarding school students were offered accommodation in Linz) and in the course of this the Bischöfliche Gymnasium Kollegium Petrinum was renamed the Bischöfliches Gymnasium Petrinum . At the same time the regentie was dissolved, the agendas of the rain were transferred to the management and administration. The spiritual was also released, but at the same time appointed as a new school chaplain. At the time of the papal election in 2005, the Petrinum was also present in the media because Pope Benedict XVI. During his visits to Upper Austria (still as a cardinal ) he stayed several times in the old walls.

investment

View from the Linzer Schlossberg to the Petrinum

There are also several extensions on the site of the Petrinum, such as the student dormitory with cellar bar, which was completely renovated in 2009, and a residential building in which u. a. Apartments will be made available to employees of the Petrinum.

The school's sports area has four soccer, two fistball, two beach volleyball, two volleyball, two streetball, three tennis courts, four sprint lanes, a shot put facility, a long jump facility, two climbing walls, an ice stock sport area, a gym, a gym and an indoor pool in one of the largest of all Linz schools.

Today the building is also used by the Anton Bruckner University , the Johannes Kepler University , the Upper Austria Care School for the elderly and various private companies.

The legend that the Petrinum (old building) has 1000 windows (some sources also speak of 999 windows) is not entirely correct, but 957 windows can be counted, most of which are still equipped with old glass.

Sacred spaces

In the Petrinum there are two chapels (student chapel and people's chapel), a smaller prayer room in the tower and a meditation room in the new building. The student chapel on the upper floors of the north wing has been completely renewed. A relief of St. Maximilian baptizing Heiden was created by the carver Josef Furthner between 1927 and 1931 . The stained glass windows were painted by Rudolf Kolbitsch in 1968 , as well as the three tapestries, the Rosary Secret , Lent Cloth and Pentecost , in 1969 .

Observatory

The Petrinum observatory was reactivated in the course of the facade and roof renovation in 2009, after it had been unused for many years and in poor structural condition. The dome was renewed and equipped with a new telescope (an apochromatic refractor with 203 mm aperture and 1800 mm focal length). The observatory is available to Petrin students as part of their physics lessons, but also to other institutions.

School operation

The school fee is 104 € per month (ten times a year), although the school fee can be reduced or waived entirely for siblings or socially disadvantaged people.

At the end of the school year, the seventh grade traditionally organizes the Petriner Summer Ball , which is viewed as the graduation ball for the eighth grade. A school theater performance takes place annually in the representative ballroom.

On three Sundays a year (Advent, Lent, May) there is the opportunity to take part in house masses in the student chapel in the mornings , where there are both content (various exhibitions, lectures, etc.) and culinary offers after the mass. The Petriner Mass takes place four times a year on Friday evenings.

Episcopal commissioners, regents and directors

  • Klemens Keplinger, director since 2013
  • Franz Asanger, director from 2000 to 2013.
  • Klaus Dopler, Regens from 1991 to 1999
  • Franz Eibelhuber, director and at the same time Regens from 1931 to 1950
  • Father Lambert Guppenberger, director from 1896 to 1900
  • Josef Maria Hackl, Regens from 1983 to 1987, director and at the same time Regens from 1987 to 1991
  • Josef Honeder , director from 1991 to 1996
  • Josef Humer, director and at the same time Regens from 1968 to 1983, then director until 1987
  • Monsignor Josef Kolda, Episcopal Commissioner from 1907 to 1919
  • Martin Kühberger, Regens 1949 and 1950
  • Franz Natschläger, director in 1949 and 1950
  • Johann Reitshamer, director and at the same time Regens from 1950 to 1968
  • Wilhelm Schöggl, director from 1996 to 2000
  • Monsignor Josef Schwarz, Episcopal Commissioner from 1898 to 1907
  • Johann Zöchbaur, director from 1900 to 1931 and at the same time Regens from 1919 to 1931

Prominent students and graduates

literature

  • Festschrift and 94th annual report of the Bischöfliches Gymnasium Petrinum , published by the Kollegium Petrinum, 1998.
  • Dehio Linz 2009 , Linz north of the Danube, buildings in road association, Petrinumstraße, Collegium Petrinum, pp. 523–525.

Web links

Commons : Petrinum (Linz)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Josef Honeder: The Petrinum College. A historical overview. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter, Volume 39, Issue 1, 1985, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  2. ^ Catholic intelligence service
  3. ↑ City hiking trails in Linz (PDF; 2.1 MB)
  4. ↑ Redevelopment sheet of the diocese ( Memento of August 26, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 496 kB)
  5. ↑ Invitation to sniffing stars requested on September 17, 2011
  6. ↑ At the Petrinum in Linz, the observatory enriches the lessons, polled on September 17, 2011
  7. ↑ Episcopal Gymnasium Petrinum - school fees. In: petrinum.at. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Episcopal Gymnasium Petrinum - Theater in the Petrinum. In: petrinum.at. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
  9. ^ Franz Asanger on the website of Regiowiki.at
  10. ↑ http://www.specula.at/adv/biograph.htm