Werner Thanecker

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Werner Thanecker (born June 16, 1962 as Alfred Thanecker in Rainbach im Innkreis ; † August 6, 2014 in Linz ) was an Austrian theologian , Augustinian canon and Roman Catholic priest . From 2005 to 2011 he was the 73rd provost of the Reichersberg Abbey .

Provost Werner's grave in the provost's vault of the collegiate church

Life

After attending compulsory school, he first learned the trade of retail salesman . In 1984 he joined the Augustinian Canons' Monastery in Reichersberg, was given the religious name Werner and, after studying theology at the University of Salzburg, made his perpetual profession in 1988 . In 1990 he was ordained diaconal and in 1991 he was ordained priest .

Appointed rentmaster of the monastery by Provost Eberhard Vollnhofer in 1991, Thanecker established the monastery vinotheque and in 1997 the Austrian-Bavarian monastery market. As a parish provisional he was in charge of the Mörschwang parish. In 2004 he made a major contribution to the success of the cross-border Upper Austrian-Bavarian State Exhibition .

From 2005 to 2011 he was the provost of the Reichersberg Abbey. Due to the involvement of the monastery in regional tourism , he took over the chairmanship of the tourism association of the Innviertel holiday region. In 2011 Thanecker resigned from his post after a brain hemorrhage . From 2011 to 2013 he was in charge of the Steyregg parish as provisional parish.

Provost Werner Thanecker was a member of the Catholic student union K.AV Saxo-Bavaria in the Austrian Cartell Association . He is buried in the provost's vault of the Reichersberg collegiate church .

Fonts

Thanecker published several books about life behind monastery walls.

Awards

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thanecker, Werner , in: Orden online presence
  2. ↑ Culture medal of the country to 10 deserving personalities , in: Landeskorrespondenz No. 143 of June 22, 2005 on the website of Upper Austria. State government
personal data
SURNAME Thanecker, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian theologian, Roman Catholic priest, Augustinian canon, former provost of Reichersberg Abbey, author
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Rainbach im Innkreis , Upper Austria , Austria
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 2014
Place of death Linz , Upper Austria , Austria