Nikolaus Egender
Nikolaus Egender , OSB (* 1923 as Pierre Egender in Alsace ) is Benedictine and was abbot of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem from 1979 to 1995 .
Life
Pierre Egender studied philosophy and theology in Freiburg im Breisgau and Rome . He got to know the Benedictine life in the Abbey of Maria Laach . He entered Chevetogne Abbey in 1946 . In 1947 he made his profession and in 1950 he was ordained a priest . He was novice master (1954–1963) and prior (1963–1971) in the ecumenically committed Ardennes monastery.
Abbot Leo von Rudloff brought him in 1966 for a visitation to the Holy Land in Jerusalem and to the Benedictine priory in Tabgha . From 1979 to 1995 he was abbot of the Dormition Abbey (the first abbot elected by the convention). Since 1997 he has been living in Chevetogne Abbey again.
Act
For his work in the Orthodox Church , he was honored in 1982 with the highest order of the Armenian Apostolic Church , the Order of St. Nerses Shnorhali. In 1992 he was made an honorary citizen of Jerusalem for his commitment to ecumenism , reconciliation and the encounter between Israelis and Palestinians , Christians , Jews and Muslims .
It is thanks to his commitment that the centuries-old monastic tradition on the island of Reichenau has been revived. In 2001, together with Stephan Vorwerk OSB, he founded a Benedictine community ("Cella Reichenau"), which is looked after by the Beuron Archabbey. In 2014 he was a guest at the celebration of “10 years of Cella St. Benedikt Reichenau”.
He is involved in articles and lectures on the topics of monasticism, liturgy, spirituality, Eastern churches and ecumenism.
Publications (selection)
- Forgotten Partners - Christians in the Holy Land . In: Entschluss , Vol. 38, 1983, pp. 12-13.
- The inner-Christian ecumenism in Jerusalem . In: Zion - meeting place. Festschrift for Laurentius Klein on the completion of the 65th year of life , edited by Ferdinand Hahn , Frank-Lothar Hossfeld , Hans Jorissen , Angelika Neuwirth (= Bonn Biblical Contributions, Volume 90). Athenaeum Hain Hanstein, Bodenheim 1993, ISBN 3-8257-9153-X , pp. 371-387.
- Profile of Palestinian Monasticism . In: Oleum Laetitiae. Ceremony for Father Benedikt Schwank OSB , edited by Gunda Brüske, Anke Händler-Kläsener. Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 2003, ISBN 3-402-07504-0 , pp. 240-255.
- Legacy Holy Land . Edited on his 95th birthday by Joachim Braun, Katharina D. Oppel , Nikodemus C. Schnabel OSB (= Jerusalem Theological Forum, Volume 30). Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 2018, ISBN 978-3-402-11043-0 . (With a list of publications)
- Book reviews in Irénikon since 1950
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Former Jerusalem Abbot Egender turns 90. Holy Land and back again" , Domradio , article from August 19, 2013
- ↑ "10 years of Cella St. Benedikt Reichenau" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , SE Reichenau, article from June 13, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Laurentius Klein (Abbot Administrator) |
Abbot of the Dormition Abbey 1979–1995 |
Benedikt Lindemann |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Egender, Nikolaus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Egender, Pierre (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian chaplain, abbot of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alsace |