Placidus Stainbacher

Placidus Stainbacher , also Steinbacher or Stainpacher OSB (* 1642 in Straubing ; † December 25, 1720 in Frauenzell ) was a German Benedictine in Mallersdorf Abbey and later abbot in Frauenzell Abbey .

biography

Placidus Stainbacher came to Mallersdorf from Straubing in 1657. Here he entered the Benedictine monastery and made his solemn profession after completing the novitiate . For higher studies he was sent to the University of Dillingen and the Benedictine University of Salzburg . He then held the offices of prior and novice master in the Mallersdorf monastery. In 1680 he came to the University of Salzburg as head of the convict and in 1694 he was appointed director of the joint study program of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation , which at that time was in the convent near Regensburg.

On November 16 of the same year, after Abbot Gregor von Frauenzell's resignation, he was postulated by the local convent as his successor as abbot. In 1711 he was also appointed Praeses of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation; he held this office until 1717. Contemporary sources emphasize Placidus Stainbacher's piety, his sense of duty, his erudition and his prudent and wise management. His activity as abbot and president falls during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), in which Bavaria was also involved and the Frauenzell monastery and the surrounding area were affected by its effects. In addition, there were new conflicts with the Lords of Brennberg, who tried to reassert their previous rights through Frauenzell Monastery.

Abbot Placidus Stainbacher died on Christmas Day 1720 and was buried in the old monastery church of Frauenzell. His tombstone survived the demolition and rebuilding of the baroque church and is now in the cloister of the former monastery.

Works (selection)

• Placidi Stainbacher tractatus de Gratia. Eiusdem tractatus de fide, spe et charitate (1693/1694; studio congregationis a Gregorio Franzinger Prifling. Exceptus) - BSB Clm 28005 ( digitized at deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de ).
• Light and praise preaching weylandt Des Hochw. in God Well-Noble Lord, Mr. Antonii, Des Exempten Closters S. Joan. Evang. Berg zu Mallerstorff Exempter Bavarian Benedictine Congregation of the most worthy abbot ...: held in the threesome day after his high-spirited absence from the highly respected spirit: and secular listeners , Regensburg 1695 ( digitized at deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de ).

literature

• Anton Maria Kobolt : Baierisches Gelehrten-Lexikon , Landshut 1795, p. 644f.
• Joseph Sächerl: Chronicle of the Benedictine monastery Frauenzell together with historical news about Brennberg, Bruckbach, Siegenstein and Süßenbach, Altenthan, Pettenreut, Arrach, Zell, Martins-Neukirchen, Marienstein and Hetzbach , in: Negotiations of the Historical Association for Upper Palatinate and Regensburg , Volume 15 (1853), pp. 257-466.
• Franz Seraph Gsellhofer: Contributions to the history of the former monastery UL Frauenzell. In: Negotiations of the Historical Association for Upper Palatinate and Regensburg , Volume 8 (1844), pp. 41–62.
• Franz Heinrich Reusch:  Stainpacher, Placidus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 415.

Web links

• Eulogy and funeral speech for Abbot Placidus Stainbacher, given by Prince Abbot Anselm Godin of St. Emmeram Monastery in Regensburg (at deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de )
• Totenrotel by Abbot Placidus Stainbacher near Munich Digitization Center (MDZ)

predecessor	Office	successor
Gregor Müller	Abbot of Frauenzell Monastery 1694–1720	Benedikt Eberschwang
Quirin Millon	Abbot praeses of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation 1711–1717	Ildefons Huber