Petrus Pavlicek
Petrus Pavlicek (born January 6, 1902 in Innsbruck as Otto Pavlicek ; † December 14, 1982 in Vienna ) was a Franciscan (OFM) and founder of the "Rosary Atonement Crusade for Peace in the World".
Life
Otto Pavlicek was born as the second son of the Austro-Hungarian officer Augustin Pavlicek and Gabriele Alscher and was christened Otto. His mother died when he was two years old. Then his father moved with his sons to Vienna, in 1915 to Olomouc . There Pavlicek passed his Matura in 1920 and then worked in the Thonet furniture factory . He left the Church in 1921, served in the military from 1922 to 1924 and then worked in Prague for Brown Boveri & Cie . Since the work did not satisfy him, he studied from 1927 to 1930 at the painters' academy in Breslau , then lived as an artist in Paris and London , where he married the artist Kathleen Nell Brockhouse on December 10, 1932. The marriage lasted only a few months. Pavlicek moved to Cambridge , lived in Brno in 1933 and then in Prague.
After a serious illness, he rejoined the Catholic Church on December 15, 1935 and wanted to become a priest. In 1936 he visited Therese von Konnersreuth , who encouraged him in his plan. He was not accepted into the Franciscan order in Innsbruck and Vienna because he was already 35 years old. Therefore he entered Prague and received the religious name Peter. He made his simple profession on August 29, 1938, and three years later he made perpetual profession. He was ordained a priest on December 14, 1941 .
On May 13, 1942, he was arrested by the Gestapo for allegedly refusing to do military service and brought before a court martial. The trial ended in an acquittal. On October 7th, he was sent to the Western Front as a medic and on August 15th, 1944, he was captured by the Americans. He was brought to Cherbourg , where he worked as a camp pastor and learned about the Marian apparitions in Fátima for the first time through a brochure .
On July 16, 1945 he was released from captivity, could not return to the monastery in Prague and therefore went to Vienna. There he was used as a people's missionary .
On February 2, 1946, he made a pilgrimage to Mariazell as thanks for the happy return from World War II . Here he heard a voice inside that said: "Do what I tell you and there will be peace." These words reminded him of the message of Fatima , and in February 1947 he founded the "Rosary Atonement Crusade for Peace." in the world "(RSK for short). From September 1948, prayers for peace were held every month in the Franciscan Church in Vienna . From 1949 he published a magazine that is now called "Praying People of God". From 1950 to 1955 he organized the annual Maria-Namen-Procession on Vienna's Ringstrasse in September . He saw the signing of the State Treaty on May 15, 1955 as a success of his prayer movement.
Father Peter led the “Rosary Atonement Crusade” until his death. He was buried in the Franciscan Church in Vienna. The process of beatification for him was opened on October 13, 2000 .
Works
- The atonement sacrifice of Jesus and Mary for the sinners of the world . Rosary atonement crusade for peace in the world, Vienna 1961
- Regular articles in the magazine: Praying People of God
literature
- Hilde Firtel : Prayer for millions. P. Petrus Pavlicek, OFM . 3rd edition. Missionsdruckerei St. Gabriel, Mödling 1990?
- Felix Gamillscheg ao: How Austria's freedom came about . Rosary Atonement Crusade for Peace in the World, Vienna 1995
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pavlicek, Petrus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pavlicek, Otto (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Franciscan and founder of the "Rosary Atonement Crusade for Peace in the World" |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Innsbruck , Tyrol |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1982 |
| Place of death | Vienna |