Konrad Kolb
Konrad Kolb SOCist (born April 29, 1852 in Friesenhofen , † May 21, 1918 in Dernbach ) was a German clergyman, Cistercian and abbot of Marienstatt Abbey from 1898 to 1918.
Life
Konrad Kolb attended the monastery school of Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey and entered there in 1869. Ordained a priest in 1874, he was a teacher and sub-prefect at the monastery school until 1877. From 1877 to 1888 he was chaplain in the Mariazell-Wurmsbach monastery in Switzerland . 1888 abbot appointed him Maurus Kalkum to Cellerar and 1890 to the Bursar and Librarian. In 1892 he went to Eschenbach Abbey in Switzerland as a confessor, and in 1896 again to Wurmsbach. In 1898 he was elected abbot of Marienstatt Abbey.
Kolb had the new library building built in 1909, which is still in use today . In 1910 he opened an oblate school, which became today's private grammar school Marienstatt . In 1912 he had a new organ installed in the abbey church . During the First World War , he made the gate house available to the Red Cross as a military rest home.
He died in 1918 after 20 years of government.
literature
- Jörg Ditscheid: "... for the monastery and the church and the state" - On the 100th anniversary of the death of Abbot Konrad II. Kolb O.Cist (1898-1918). In: Cistercienser Chronik 125 (2018), pp. 494–511.
- 100 years of resettlement of Marienstatt. Book and art publisher, Marienstatt 1988.
- Konrad Kolb in the Biographia Cisterciensis
Web links
- Entry to Konrad Kolb on medals online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kolb, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, Cistercian and abbot of Marienstatt Abbey (1898–1918) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friesenhofen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1918 |
| Place of death | Dernbach |