Sigisbert Mitterer
Sigisbert Mitterer OSB , born Anton Mitterer (* July 20, 1891 in Gars am Inn , Upper Bavaria; † September 1, 1968 in Munich ) was a German clergyman and the second abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Schäftlarn .
Life
Born as Anton Mitterer, he made his profession on September 12, 1912 and took the religious name Sigisbert. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1916.
As Sigisbert Mitterer was elected on April 4, 1929 the second abbot of the Benedictine Schäftlarn and received on 20 May 1929 Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber , the benediction , commonly known as "Abtweihe". He served until 1963 and was Abbot President of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation from 1936 to 1939 and 1946 to 1958 .
As an order historian, he has published two comprehensive works on the Schäftlarn monastery.
Awards
Fonts
- The episcopal monasteries in the Bavarian dioceses founded by St. Boniface in 739 , Oldenbourg Munich 1929 (dissertation)
- Festive sermon at the morning service for the 1400th anniversary of the death of St. Benedict on July 13, 1947 in Schäftlarn , Schäftlarn 1947 (Eichstätt University Library)
- (Editor :) 1200 years Schäftlarn Monastery 762–1962. Leaves for memory. Seitz, Munich and self-published by Schäftlarn Abbey, Schäftlarn 1962
- The first 100 years of the Schäftlarn Benedictine Abbey , rebuilt in 1866, Schäftlarn Monastery in 1966
literature
- Augustin Ulrich: The Schäftlarner ex-libris under Abbot Sigisbert II. Mitterer , in: Benedictine monthly for the care of religious and spiritual life, 30 (1954), pp. 247-259 [with illus.].
- In memoriam Abbot Dr. Sigisbert Mitterer , Schäftlarn Abbey 1968
Web links
- Literature by and about Sigisbert Mitterer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry to Sigisbert Mitterer on medal online
- Sigisbert Mitterer in the Biographia Benedictina (Benediktinerlexikon.de)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sigisbert I. Liebert |
Abbot of Schäftlarn 1929 - 1963 |
Ambros Rueß |
| Placidus Glogger |
Abbot praeses of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation 1936 - 1939 and 1946 - 1958 |
Johannes Ruhland |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mitterer, Sigisbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mitterer, Anton (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman and the second abbot of the Schäftlarn Benedictine abbey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gars am Inn , Upper Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st September 1968 |
| Place of death | Munich |