Fidelis von Stotzingen

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Fidelis von Stotzingen (1 May 1871 – 9 January 1947) was a German Benedictine monk from Beuron Archabbey, the second Abbot of Maria Laach Abbey, and the second Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation.

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Biography Wilhelm Freiherr von Stotzingen was born in Steisslingen, Baden, Germany, on 1 May 1871. His parents were Roderich Freiherr von Stotzingen and Karoline Gräfin von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen and he was one of seven children (four sons and three daughters) of an ancient Swabian noble house. He completed high school in Würzburg and at the age of nineteen he entered Beuron Archabbey and made his religious profession as a monk on 25 January 1892 receiving the name Fidelis. Initial studies at the Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo in Rome, Italy, led to his ordination to the Roman Catholic priesthood on 27 September 1897. He would continue his studies at the same institution receiving in 1899 a Dr. Phil in Philosophy & Dr. Theo in Theology. He then returned to Beuron Archabbey where he would serve as the Master of Clerics and a Professor of Dogmatic Theology. On 31 October 1901, he would be elected as the second Abbot of Maria Laach Abbey where he would focus on sending monks to universities for systematic education. He aimed at fuller education for all his spiritual sons and fostered lively scholarly activity and interchange of ideas in his community. On 13 May 1913, Stotzingen…Citește mai mult

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Beuron Archabbey (in German) The Benedictine Confederation of Congregations of Monasteries of the Order of Saint Benedict (in Italian and English) International Atlas of Benedictine Monasteries (in English) Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo (in Italian and English)