Paulus Rappold
Paulus Rappold OCist (born August 15, 1938 in Frohnleiten as Franz Rappold ; † June 26, 2000 in Graz ) was the 54th abbot of Rein Abbey .
Life
Franz Rappold entered the Cistercian religious order in 1966 after training as a bricklayer and then graduating from high school , where he received the religious name Paulus. On July 5, 1971, with papal dispensation, he was ordained a priest, which according to canon law could not have taken place until a year later. Just three days later, on July 8, 1971, the new priest was elected prior administrator following the resignation of Abbot Aelred Pexa . On June 27, 1973 the convent chapter elected him 54th abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Rein- Hohenfurth . In the same year, under the leadership of Rappold, the general renovation of the ailing monastery building and the establishment of an in-house carpentry and fishing industry began. In 1983 he finished his theological doctoral studies at the University of Graz with a dissertation on the path of catechetical preaching from Didache to Origen .
The brisk construction activity led to financial inconsistencies in the millions. Because of fraud and embezzlement, he was relieved of his office in 1986 after an extraordinary visit by Abbot President Dominik Nimmervoll and was imprisoned. Abbot Rappold was expelled from the convention after the final conviction.
Awards
- Great gold medal of the state of Styria
Fonts
- Franz Rappold: The way of the catechetical proclamation from Didache to Origen. Dissertation Graz 1983.
- Paulus Rappold (ed.): Rein Abbey 1129–1979. 850 years of culture and belief. Festschrift for the anniversary . Pure 1979.
literature
- Bernhard Eibisberger: The abbot as a millionaire or the story of Paulus R. , Verlag für Collectors, Graz 1988, ISBN 3 853650 71 6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Paulus Rappold in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry to Paulus Rappold on medal online
- A primeval creature. A fun-loving abbot has led the world's oldest still existing Cistercian monastery to ruin . In: Der Spiegel . No. 13 , 1986 ( online - March 24, 1986 , "He turned a dilapidated doghouse into a palace".).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dissertation Paulus Franz Rappold. Retrieved August 26, 2020 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aelred Pexa |
Abbot of Rein 1973–1986 |
Robert Beigl |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rappold, Paulus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rappold, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian clergyman; Abbot of Rein Abbey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frohnleiten |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 2000 |
| Place of death | Graz |