Pirmin August Lindner

Pirmin August Lindner OSB (born December 17, 1848 in Innsbruck , † February 27, 1912 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian Benedictine and religious historian.

life and work

August Lindner went to school in Innsbruck and Meran and studied theology in Brixen and Trento from 1868 to 1875 . After his ordination (1872) he was a pastor in Tyrol (in Scharnitz , Schwaz , Tösens , Telfes im Stubai , Oberperfuss , Götzens and Thaur ). In 1885 he entered the Benedictine monastery of St. Peter in Salzburg and was given the religious name Pirmin . From 1901 he was the monastery librarian. Lindner, who had already published about the Benedictines before joining the order, put his life at the service of the history of the order, on which he published 46 scientific works, including 21 professorships (= monastic personal directories). He received suggestions for his research interests from Stephan Prantner (1782–1873) from Wilten Abbey , Leodegar Ineichen (1810–1876, last abbot of Rheinau Abbey ), and Amand Thomas Aloys Jung (1814–1889), predecessor librarian in St. Peter.

Publications (selection)

• The writers and the members of the Benedictine order in what is now the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1750 to the present day . 2 vols. Regensburg: Manz. 1880. XIII; 316; VIII; 303; 89 pages.
• The abolition of the monasteries in Deutschtirol, 1782-1787. A contribution to the history of Emperor Joseph II . Innsbruck: Wagner. 1886, 485 pages.
• The abbots and monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Tegernsee from the earliest times to their extinction (1861) and their literary legacy. Familia S. Quirini in Tegernsee. 2 vols. Munich: Verlag des Historischen Verein von Oberbayern, 1897. 318 + 113 pages.
• Directory of the abbots and monks of the former Benedictine monastery Heilig-Kreuz in Donauwörth . (= Announcements from the Historical Association for Donauwörth and the surrounding area, 2nd year). Donauwörth: Buchhandlung Ludwig Auer, 1905. 44 pages.
• Monasticon Metropolis Salisburgensis antiquae, cum supplemento. Lists of all abbots and provosts of the male monasteries of the old church province of Salzburg. Supplementum: lists of the abbots and provosts of the monasteries of the current Archdiocese of Vienna, together with supplements and corrections . Munich / Salzburg / Bregenz: Kösel. 1908-1913. (634 + 46 pages)
• Gallia Benedictina or overview of the at the beginning of the XVIII. From the beginning of the 20th century until the outbreak of the French Revolution (1789) there were still male and female abbeys of the Benedictine order in France . Kempten / Munich: Kösel, 1909. 62 pages.
• Monasticon Episcopatus Augustani antiqui. Directories of the abbots, provosts and abbesses of the monasteries of the old diocese of Augsburg . Kempten: Kösel, 1913. 174 pages.
• Germania monastica. Monastery directory of the German Benedictines and Cistercians . Salzburg 1917. Augsburg: Winfried factory. Ottobeuren: Bavarian Benedictine Academy, Historical Section. 1967. 185 pages.

Profession books

• Profession book of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter in Salzburg (1419-1856) . In: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Salzburger Landeskunde 46, 1906, pp. 1–328.
• Five professorship books from southern German Benedictine abbeys. Contributions to a Monasticon-benedictinum Germaniae . 5 vols. Kempten / Munich: J. Kösel, 1909–1910.
  • 1. Profession book of the Benedictine Abbey of Wessobrunn. 1909. 89 pages.
  • 2. Book of professions of the Benedictine abbey Weingarten. 1909. 153 pages.
  • 3. Book of professions of the Benedictine Abbey of Zwiefalten. 1910. 114 pages.
  • 4. Book of professions of the Benedictine Abbey Benediktbeuern. 1910. 193 pages.
  • 5. Book of professions of the Benedictine Abbey Petershausen. With an appendix: The abbots and religious of the former Benedictine imperial abbey Isny. 1910. 64 pages.

literature

• Franz Martin: The order historian P. Pirmin August Lindner OSB † . In: Studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches 33, 1912, pp. 316–331 (obituary with catalog raisonné)
• Hermann:  Lindner, P. Pirmin (August) (1848–1912), historian. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 223.
• Karl Friedrich Hermann: P. Pirmin Lindner 1848-1912 . In: Studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches 91, 1980, pp. 193-210.
• Stephan Haering:  Lindner, Pirmin. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 86-87.

Web links

Wikisource: Pirmin August Lindner  - Sources and full texts

• Entry in the Regesta Ecclesiastica Salisburgensia, with picture
• Works in the Regesta Imperii
• Literature by and about Pirmin August Lindner in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)