Maurus Boxler

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Maurus Boxler , also Bochsler (* in Laufenburg AG or Laufenburg in Bavaria [?]; † August 27 or September 12, 1681 in Altenburg Abbey ) was the 38th abbot in Altenburg Abbey from 1658 to 1681 .

Life

Abbot coat of arms on the epitaph for Abbot Maurus Boxler outside in a ground floor niche of the collegiate church

Boxler came from Laufenburg AG and was elected Benedictine monks in Altenburg in 1652 and abbot there on October 21, 1658. The inventory was handed over on February 10, 1659. The abbot, who came from Switzerland, had enrolled philosophy in Vienna in 1645 and entered Altenburg in 1652 as a novice . He made his vows on January 15, 1653.

Boxler had the Gothic monastery church, which had been destroyed by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War , rebuilt, taking on the task that Abbot Benedikt Leiß had begun before his death. A large part of the monastery, including the entire convent, began with the altar created by Kaspar Leusering , including the convent garden built in 1661/1662 in the south, and other tracts are owed to him. Several foundations and acquisitions were made under him. In connection with the establishment of the home school in 1678, he had the Viennese bookbinder Ludwig Conrad bind 2178 books from the monastery in pig leather, including the medieval manuscripts. In the chronicles he is referred to as a collector of an extensive library. Three catalogs were created during his tenure.

He was transferred to Altenburg and probably buried in the church. His tombstone was later placed on the church apse . Raymundus Regondi was elected to his successor on October 26, 1681 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Maurus Boxler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Boxler Bochsler, Maurus. In: Paul Berthold Rupp (arr.): The dead reds of the Augsburg University Library collected in the Benedictine monasteries Heilig Kreuz, Donauwörth and St. Martin, Mönchsdeggingen. 02 / IV.28.2.243-1 ff. Augsburg 2006, p. 10. ( pdf )
  2. ↑ Lindner: antiquae Mostanicon metropolis Salzburgensis. Kösel-Verlag , 1908, p. 268.
  3. ↑ a b Werner Telesko: Altenburg Benedictine Abbey. Medieval monastery and baroque cosmos. Christian Brandstätter Verlag , Vienna 2008, p. XXI.
  4. ↑ History of the monastery. Altenburg Abbey.
  5. ↑ a b Honorius Burger : Historical account of the foundation and fate of the Benedictine monastery St. Lambert zu Altenburg in Lower Austria, its parishes and estates, and several events relating to the local area. Printed by Carl Gerold's Sohn , Vienna 1862, pp. 89–90. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  6. ^ Eva Berger : Historical Gardens of Austria. Lower Austria, Burgenland. Böhlau Verlag , Vienna 2002, p. 99. ISBN 978-3-205-99305-6 ( limited preview in Google book search)
  7. ^ Wilma Buchinger, Konstanze Mittendorfer, Helmut W. Lang: Handbook of historical book stocks. Burgenland - Carinthia - Lower Austria - Upper Austria - Salzburg. Georg Olms Verlag , 1996, p. 88. ISBN 978-3-487-41730-1
  8. ^ Altenburg Abbey and its art treasures. Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus , 1981, pp. 29, 60. ISBN 978-3-85326-602-1
personal data
SURNAME Boxler, Maurus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bochsler, Maurus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbot in Altenburg Abbey (1658–1681)
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Laufenburg AG or Laufenburg in Bavaria
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1681 or September 12, 1681
Place of death Altenburg Abbey