Wolfhold of Admont

Wolfhold von Admont , also Wolfhold von Lohkirchen (* 11th century; † November 1, 1137 in Admont ) was abbot of the Admont Benedictine monastery from 1115 to 1137, monastery reformer and founder of the Admont women's monastery.

Life

Wolfhold von Lohkirchen was provost of the cathedral in Freising , then professed the Black Forest monastery of St. Georgen under Abbot Theoger (1088–1119), briefly also abbot of the monastery Eisenhofen - Petersberg ( Scheyern ) before he took over the management of Admont .

The Admont annals mention Wolfhold von St. Georgen in detailed excursions to 1115 and 1137. The appointment of the monk as Admont abbot by the Salzburg Archbishop Konrad I (1106–1147) was preceded by the latter's “humble request” to Abbot Theoger von St. Georgen to send Wolfhold to Admont. Theoger and his monastery obviously enjoyed a good reputation within reformist monasticism, and Theoger naturally complied with the archbishop's request.

For the year 1137, the Admont Annals particularly emphasize the reforming work of Wolfhold, which obviously encountered resistance from forces inside and outside the monastery. Wolfhold cleared himself of any accusations through an ordal , a divine judgment, he founded the Admont women's monastery (1116/1120), reformed the women's community St. Georgen am Längsee (1122) and influenced other monasteries as part of the Admont monastery reform through the Admuntina religio . In other words: under Wolfhold, Admont first developed an external image as a reform monastery.

Abbot Wolfhold also devoted himself to the reconstruction of the Admont monastery, which had been devastated in the battles of the investiture dispute. With massive archiepiscopal support, the abbey church was rebuilt and consecrated in 1121, a three-aisled basilica with a mighty twin tower complex in the west of the nave, a church of the Admont building type , which suggests the influences of Hirsau designs. Wolfhold's church existed until the monastery burned down in 1152.

While he was abbot of Admont, he was also abbot of the Upper Bavarian monastery of Attel .

Wolfhold von Admont died on November 1, 1137, his successor was Gottfried von Admont (1138–1165).

literature

Buhlmann, Michael, St. Georgen and Admont - On the relationships between two reform monasteries in the 12th century (= Vertex Alemanniae 22) , St. Georgen 2006, pp. 20–24
List, Rudolf, Admont Abbey 1074-1974. Festschrift for the nine hundredth anniversary , Ried iI 1974, pp. 40–49
Ekkart Sauser : WOLFHOLD. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 13, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-072-7 , Sp. 1532-1533. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Hartig: Die Oberbayerischen Stifts , Volume I: The Benedictine, Cistercian and Augustinian canons . Publisher vorm. G. J. Manz, Munich 1935, DNB 560552157 , p. 50.

predecessor	Office	successor
Otto	Abbot of Admont Abbey 1115–1137	Gottfried I.

personal data
SURNAME	Wolfhold of Admont
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Abbot of Admont (1115–1137)
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century
DATE OF DEATH	November 1, 1137
Place of death	Admont

[1] Michael Hartig: Die Oberbayerischen Stifts , Volume I: The Benedictine, Cistercian and Augustinian canons . Publisher vorm. G. J. Manz, Munich 1935, DNB 560552157 , p. 50.