Stephan Rössler

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Stephan Rössler OCist (born November 16, 1842 in Ganz bei Schwarzenau , Lower Austria as Karl Rössler ; † March 16, 1923 in Zwettl , Lower Austria) was an Austrian clergyman and the 62nd abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Zwettl .

Life

Stephan Rössler was born on November 16, 1842 in the Lower Austrian town of Ganz near Schwarzenau and was subsequently baptized with the name Karl . After successfully completing school, he entered the Cistercian monastery in Zwettl on August 20, 1861 and made his solemn profession here on September 8, 1865 . On July 25, 1866, he was ordained a priest ; after that he was an assistant priest in Kautzen and Zuggers (today on Czech soil) until 1870 . He then became provisional parish priest in Siebenlinden near Schweiggers in 1871 , before he was a cooperator at the monastery parish of Zwettl from October 1871 to 1875 . As a monastery economist and building director, he subsequently took over the management of the monastery's business operations in 1875.

In 1878 he succeeded Abbot Anselm Brawenz, who died on January 21, 1878 of acute pneumonia . He was elected abbot by the convent on May 15, 1878, chaired by Matthäus Binder , then Bishop of St. Pölten , and on June 6, 1878 also appointed by Bishop Binder. Leopold Wackarž , then Vicar General of the Austro-Hungarian Cistercian Congregation, was present at the election and subsequently confirmed the newly elected. In the same year of his election as abbot, Rössler started an extensive renovation and modernization program. In addition to extensive renovation work on the medieval building fabric, he had the retirement and nursing home renovated, as well as the sewerage and water pipes renewed. In addition to the various renovation activities, some new buildings were also built, including the Stephaneum, which was built in 1900. The monastery-owned power station was opened as early as 1892. Parallel to the extensive construction activities during his tenure, Rössler also dealt with art and science in the monastery. Throughout his life, he published several works on the history of the monastery, above all on the history of architecture and art, and created a directory of the manuscripts in the monastery library, which his later successor as Abbot von Zwettl expanded and expanded upon.

In 1897 Rössler was appointed honorary curator of the Central Commission for the Research and Conservation of Art and Historical Monuments . Furthermore, Rössler took care of the "renewal of the convent life, which was still shaped by the spiritual effects of Josephinism , towards a community life according to monastic ideals". On March 16, 1923, Rössler died at the age of 80 in Zwettl, where he was also buried on March 19, 1923 in the monastery cemetery. Leopold Schmidt then succeeded him as abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Zwettl .

Publications (selection)

  • 1881: Zwettl Abbey. In: Sebastian Brunner , Ein Cistercienserbuch , p. 542ff.
  • 1883: The Turkish year 1683 and Zwettl Abbey. In: Studies and Communications on the History of the Benedictine Order and Its Branches 4: 2, pp. 383–388.
  • 1889: The collegiate church and the church tower in Zwettl. In: Reports and notifications of the Alterthums-Verein zu Wien 25
  • 1891: List of manuscripts in the library of Zwettl Abbey. In: Xenia Bernardina 2/1, pp. 293-479
  • 1892: The interior furnishings of the Zwettler collegiate church in the 16th and 17th centuries. In: Reports and notifications from the Alterthums-Verein zu Wien 28
  • 1893: Zwettl Abbey. Its history and sights (new edition 1929)
  • 1900: The Cistercian monastery in Zwettl. In: The social work of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of St. Pölten , edited by Carl Fohringer

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Abtbegräbnis in Zwettl pins .. In:  Empire Post , March 21, 1923 page 7 (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / rpt, accessed on February 11, 2020
predecessor Office successor
Anselm Brawenz Abbot of Zwettl
Monastery 1876–1923 		Leopold Schmidt
personal data
SURNAME Rössler, Stephan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rössler, Stefan; Roessler, Stephan; Roessler, Stefan; Rössler, Karl (birth name); Roessler, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Catholic clergyman and Abbot of Zwettl
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Right near Schwarzenau , Lower Austria , Austrian Empire
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1923
Place of death Zwettl , Lower Austria