Theobald Grasböck
Theobald Grasböck OCist (born September 16, 1846 in Leonfelden , † September 27, 1915 in Wilhering ) was abbot of Wilhering Abbey from 1892 to 1915 .
biography
Anton Grasböck came from a family smallholders and was in 1854 as a choir boy sent to Wilhering. On August 20, 1867, he entered the monastery and received the religious name Theobald. After completing his theology studies in St. Florian , he was ordained a priest in 1872 . In 1884 he was appointed prior to support the old abbot Alois Dorfer . On July 20, 1892 his predecessor was elected abbot after the death of Bishop and the following day Franz Maria Doppelbauer benediziert . He was elected to the Upper Austrian state parliament as a representative of the large estates . In 1893 he was elected Vicar General of the Austro-Hungarian Cistercian Congregation . From 1899 he was a member of the Herrenhaus , the upper house of the Austrian Imperial Council . During his tenure, the Stiftsgymnasium was founded in Wilhering.
Since 1904 he was an honorary member of the Catholic student association KÖStV Kürnberg Vienna.
literature
- Grasböck Theobald. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 48.
- Reinhold J. Dessl: Theobald Grasböck (1846–1915). The work of the Wilheringer abbot in the service of the Austro-Hungarian Cistercian Congregation. In: Analecta Cisterciensia . Vol. 45, 1989, pp. 121-275.
Web links
- Theobald Grasböck in the Biographia Cisterciensis
- Entry to Theobald Grasböck on medal online
- Biography of Theobald Grasböck on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grasböck, Theobald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grasböck, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian chaplain, abbot of Wilhering Abbey and politician, member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Leonfelden |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1915 |
| Place of death | Wilhering |