Paulinus Mayr

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Prince-Bishop Paulinus Mayr

Paulinus Mayr (born August 31, 1628 in Sterzing , † September 29, 1685 in Brixen ) was Prince-Bishop of Brixen from 1678 to 1685 .

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Mayr came from a middle-class family in Sterzing, his father was a master tanner. He attended the Jesuit school in Hall / Tyrol , where he also received training as an organist. He then studied philosophy and theology in Vienna from 1649 , on March 30, 1652 he was ordained a priest and in 1655 he completed his studies with a doctorate in theology.

From 1655 to 1666 Mayr worked as a pastor in Klausen (South Tyrol) and as a pastor in Feldthurns . As early as 1661 he had obtained a canonical in Brixen and carried out visits to the diocese on behalf of the Prince-Bishops Anton von Crosini and Sigmund Alphons von Thun in 1662 and 1666 respectively ; In 1669 he was promoted to pastor of Brixen.

After the death of Prince-Bishop Sigmund Alphons von Thun on February 2, 1677, the Brixen cathedral chapter elected Paulinus Mayr on April 29, 1677 as his successor. The confirmation from Rome took place on September 5, 1678, on October 23 of that year Auxiliary Bishop Jesse Perkhofer consecrated him in Brixen.

After just a few days, the new prince-bishop went on a visitation trip to Innsbruck and through the Inn Valley; numerous believers were confirmed by him and many churches and chapels were consecrated. Immediately after his return he began visiting the cathedral chapter, after which he continued the controls in other parts of the diocese.

When the plague raged in Hungary, Bohemia, Vienna, Styria and Carinthia in 1679, Bishop Mayr had the borders of his country closed as a precaution and forbade all festivities, especially during Mardi Gras. In the Turkish emergency of 1683 he decreed devotions and prayers; After the victory in the Battle of Kahlenberg near Vienna, on September 12, 1683, Paulinus Mayer had a solemn Te Deum sung in Brixen Cathedral .

The deeply religious shepherd wanted a relic of the diocese patron St. Kassian for his district . Finally he received a small portion of relics from the church of S. Maria dell'Anima in Rome; Only his successor but one, Kaspar Ignaz von Künigl , was able to acquire a large arm relic of the saint in 1704. Mayr tried to prevent the spread of Protestantism to the diocese of Brixen through personal commitment in the diocese administration.

Eight days before his death, the future nun and founder of the order, Maria Hueber, went to Bishop Paulinus Mayr, her former confessor, and predicted that he would soon die. Although the bishop was still in good health, he believed the prophecy, and it actually occurred. Therefore, Maria Hueber was accused of being a witch, but she was found innocent and acquitted by his successor Johann Franz Khuen von Belasi . According to the assessment of the historian Josef Gelmi , Bishop Paulinus Mayr was a serious, thoroughly learned and just pastor, "who brought nothing new, but defended the old with dignity."

Paulinus Mayr had a grave monument erected for the convert and medicine professor Johannes Tilemann († 1682) who lived in Brixen .

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  1. ↑ Source on descent, from Erwin Gatz, Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches 1648 bis 1803, Volume 3, Seite 304
  2. ↑ Josef Gelmi: "The Brixen Bishops in the History of Tyrol", 1984, p. 173
  3. ^ On the prophecy of death by Maria Hueber
  4. ↑ On the death of Bishop Mayr and the prediction of Maria Hueber
  5. ^ Josef Gelmi: "The Brixen Bishops in the History of Tyrol", 1984, p. 177
  6. ↑ On the erection of the tomb for Johannes Tilemann
predecessor Office successor
Sigmund Alphons of Thun Bishop of Brixen
1678 - 1685 		Johann Franz Khuen von Belasi
personal data
SURNAME Mayr, Paulinus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince-Bishop of Brixen (1678–1685)
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1628
PLACE OF BIRTH Sterzing
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1685
Place of death Brixen