Ludger Zurstrasse
Ludger Zurstraßen OSB (born November 24, 1731 in Warendorf ; † April 3, 1798 ) was a Roman Catholic priest and penultimate abbot of Liesborn Monastery from 1767 to 1798 .
Life
Ludger Zurstraßen was born on November 24, 1731 in Warendorf . On the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary on December 8, 1748, he entered the Benedictine Abbey of Liesborn . A year later he took his religious vows and was ordained a priest on October 18, 1756 .
Since November 18, 1760, Zurstraßen taught theology in the monastery and was elected abbot of the monastery on December 14, 1767. Under his leadership, the monastery hospital was renovated in 1773 and a new bakery and brewery was built in 1782.
Zurstraßen died on April 3, 1798.
Act
Zurstraßen assisted with two benedictions in the Marienfeld monastery :
- February 7, 1774: Wilhelmus Crone
- June 5, 1785: Stephanus Pöttken
literature
- Paul Bahlmann: Zurstraßen, Ludger . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, p. 514.
- Nordhoff, JB: The chroniclers of the Liesborn monastery . Münster 1866, p. 72 .
- Müller, Helmut: The cannon convent and Benedictine monastery Liesborn . de Gruyter, 1987.
Individual evidence
- ^ Helmut Müller: The canonical monastery and Benedictine monastery Liesborn. P. 35
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zurstrasse, Ludger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, priest and abbot of the Liesborn monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warendorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1798 |