Markus Stephan Bugnyár

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Markus Stephan Bugnyár

Markus Stephan Bugnyar (born March 5, 1975 in Vienna ) is an Austrian Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Eisenstadt ( Burgenland ) and since May 1, 2004 rector of the Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family in Jerusalem .

Life

Markus Stephan Bugnyár studied Catholic theology and independent religious education at the University of Vienna from 1993 to 1999, and took part in the ecumenical academic year of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem in 1996/97. He was ordained a priest in Eisenstadt on June 29, 2000, and served as a chaplain in Mattersburg, before continuing to study in Jerusalem.

On May 1, 2004 he became rector of the Austrian Hospice for the Holy Family in Jerusalem; by this time he had already spent several semesters in Jerusalem biblical studies a. a. studied at the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem and thus qualified for this task in biblically based pilgrimage pastoral care. Since the winter semester of 2014, Bugnyár has been an honorary professor at the Philosophical-Theological College Benedict XVI. in Heiligenkreuz ; also graduate of the strategic leadership course of the Austrian federal government and the national defense academy .

Act

Since 2004, Bugnyár has been subjecting the hospice to profound changes in terms of structure and content in stages.

The “Akademie Österreichisches Hospiz” brings together the various facets of the inter-cultural dialogue of the hospice in the form of publications, exhibitions, symposia and encounters between the monotheistic religions in Jerusalem and Europe. The most important focus is to make the Bible fruitful for basic church work and new evangelization.

As a church institution, the hospice takes social responsibility seriously: by creating jobs and supporting needy children and young people in training and further education as well as young families. Particular attention is paid to the Catholic parish “To the Holy Family” in Gaza City , which was established in 1887 as a mission station by the South Tyrolean priest Vice-Rector Georg Gatt .

In order to guarantee a continuous guest house operation, the individual measures are divided into individual projects. The completion of the hospice through the construction of the “Casa Austria” was historically important: In April 2019, this new wing was opened in the north-eastern area of ​​the property on Via Dolorosa, with which the pilgrims' hostel now attains the size it was intended for in 1863. The house currently has 45 rooms and 5 dormitories.

The Viennese coffee house has been gradually expanded and since 2019 has been called “Café Triest” in memory of the starting point of the first pilgrimages from the former kuk port city .

Since 2018, Bugnyár has been working on the upcoming general renovation of the historical structure in the main building, which should be completed by 2025 according to the current planning status.

Awards

Bugnyár is Commander of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem . The order is a papal order, constituted in the middle of the 19th century, to which laypeople and clergy alike belong and which cares for social and charitable projects in the Holy Land and supports the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem .

Bugnyár is also an honorary knight and clergyman of the Order of St. George , a European order of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine . The connection between the Austrian hospice and the family of its founder, Emperor Franz Joseph I, is also manifested in the house's circle of friends, the Austrian Society of the Holy Land , which is currently chaired by Georg Habsburg-Lothringen .

Origin of name

The family name Bugnyar is of Croatian origin and denotes a herald or village drummer, since 1892 he has also come across as Bugnyár in the context of the Magyarization .

Publications

  • Bugnyar M. St .: When the sun rose. On the way to life with Jesus. With a foreword by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and photos by Andrea Krogmann. Heiligenkreuz 2018, ISBN 978-3-903118-66-9 .
  • Bugnyar M. St .: To increase knowledge, to lift the heart. History and present of the Austrian hospice. Academy Austrian Hospice Jerusalem - Issue 2 / German. Jerusalem 2018. ISBN 978-3-9504178-1-4 .
  • Bugnyar M. St .: On the Via Dolorosa. A Pilgrims' Hospice in the Service of the Holy Land. Academy Pilgrims' Hospice in Jerusalem - Booklet 2 / English. Jerusalem 2018. ISBN 978-3-9504178-2-1 .
  • Bugnyar M. St .: Roses and War in Europe. Limitless understanding against comprehensive perplexity. In: Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (OESSH). Lieutenancy of Austria. On the path of mercy. Vienna 2016, 26f.
  • Bugnyar M. St., Polz D .: "Kathele, don't fall out, it would be 'bad' about the rice money." With the train to the Holy City of Jerusalem. Academy Austrian Hospice Jerusalem - Issue 1. Jerusalem 2016. ISBN 978-3-9504178-0-7 .
  • Bugnyar M. St., Wohnout H .: At home in the Orient. The Austrian Hospice for the Holy Family in Jerusalem. Verlag Geschichte & Kunst GmbH, Vienna 2015. ISBN 978-3-903076-00-6 .
  • Sréter W., Bugnyar M. St., Rayyan A .: Practice life now - Live now. Art & Culture in Palestine. Munich 2015. ISBN 978-3-00-049572-4 .

Web links

Commons : Markus Stephan Bugnyár  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Handover of the illustrated book "At home in the Orient - The Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem" to the governor. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
  2. ↑ oessh | Award for Rector Bugnyar. Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Badges of honor for deserving personalities awarded on October 24, 2016 in the Landhaus in Eisenstadt . In: mein district.at . ( mein district.at [accessed November 15, 2018]).
  4. ↑ oessh | Awarded to Mayor Bugnyar. Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
  5. ^ Jerusalem Hospice Rector is "Austrian Abroad of the Year". In: Kathpress . September 5, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Bugnyár, Markus Stephan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bugnyar, Markus Stephan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Roman Catholic priest
DATE OF BIRTH March 5th 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria