Ulrich Bürgi
Ulrich Bürgi (born December 25, 1671 in Villingen ; † July 17, 1739 in St. Peter's Monastery in the Black Forest ) was a Benedictine and abbot .
life and work
He made his profession on August 10, 1688 in St. Peter, on May 1, 1696 he celebrated his first Holy Mass . On May 23, 1719 he was elected abbot. At the same time he was prior of St. Ulrich in the Black Forest . Ulrich Bürgi was instrumental in building the new church and library by Peter Thumb . He bought books for the library, but did not live to see them finished. On July 21, 1739 he was buried by Abbot Peter of the St. Märgen Monastery in the crypt he had built at St. Peter.
Works
Only a few of his numerous writings are said to have survived.
- Rete documentorum ad S. Petrum
literature
- Julius Mayer, History of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter , 1893
- Hans-Otto Mühleisen: Ulrich Bürgi's election as abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter in the Black Forest in 1719. Miszelle . In: Hans-Otto Mühleisen (ed.): Philipp Jakob Steyrer (1749–1795). From the world of a Black Forest Benedictine abbot between the Enlightenment and secularization . Catholic Academy, Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, ISBN 3-928698-10-9 , pp. 290-302
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sebastian Zinnal: Life and miracles of H. Udalrici . Freiburg im Breisgau 1756, pp. 184-185.
- ^ Julius Mayer, History of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter , p. 142 1893
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Maurus Höß (1699–1719) |
Abbot of St. Peter 1719–1749 |
Benedikt Wülberz |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bürgi, Ulrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine and abbot |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1671 or December 25, 1671 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Villingen |
DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1739 |
Place of death | St. Peter's Monastery in the Black Forest |