Paolo Lunardon
Paolo Lunardon OSB (* as Pietro Lunardon on May 25, 1930 in Cuasso al Monte , Province of Varese , Lombardy ; † October 11, 2017 in Pontida , Province of Bergamo , Lombardy) was an Italian religious and territorial abbot of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome .
Life
Pietro Lunardon joined the community of the Benedictine Abbey of San Giacomo di Pontida in 1944 and received the religious name Paolo . After his novitiate in the Abbey of Cava de 'Tirreni near Salerno, he made his profession on November 4, 1952 . On July 8, 1956, he was ordained a priest in Montecassino Abbey .
Lunardon studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo , the religious college of the Benedictine order in Rome. At the Roman Vatican School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archival Studies (“Scuola Vaticana”) he graduated in library studies and palaeography and in Milan in archival studies . In 1971, Father Paolo graduated from the Catholic University of Milan with a degree in history and philosophy . Lunardon has served as a teacher and principal in public schools.
In the Abbey of Montecassino he was, among other things, archivist, novice master and claustral prior. From 1980 to 1986 he was a visitor to the Cassinese Congregation . He was prior of the monastery of San Pietro d'Assisi and pastor of the associated parish. Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the Territorial Abbey of Cava de 'Tirreni on November 16, 1992 .
On July 25, 1997, Paolo Lunardon was appointed Abbot of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome by John Paul II . Shortly before his death, on April 1, 2005, John Paul II accepted the abbot's age-related resignation. Lunardon was the last abbot ordinary of the Territorial Abbey of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome .
Paolo Lunardon died in his professed monastery of San Giacomo in Pontida.
Fonts
- Il Giuramento di Pontida , 1967
- Per Iddio e per la scuola: biografia di Caterina Cittadini , 1975
Web links
- Entry on Paolo Lunardon on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Paolo Lunardon in the Biographia Benedictina (Benediktinerlexikon.de)
- Entry on gcatholic.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b E 'morto don Paolo Lunardon on giornaledilecco.it of October 13, 2017 (it.)
- ↑ a b c d Entry on Paolo Lunardon , Benediktinerlexikon, accessed on October 13, 2017
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luca Collino OSB |
Abbot Ordinary of the Territorial Abbey of St. Paul Outside the Walls 1997-2005 |
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| Luca Collino OSB |
Abbot of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 1997-2005 |
Edmund Power OSB |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lunardon, Paolo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lunardon, Pietro (baptismal name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, abbot ordinary of St. Paul Outside the Walls |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuasso al Monte , Varese Province , Lombardy , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 2017 |
| Place of death | Pontida , Bergamo Province , Lombardy , Italy |