Karl Kaspar Reitenberger (December 29, 1779 – March 21, 1860) was a premonstratensian

Premonstratensian

The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...

 priest.
Born in Úterý

Utery

Utery is a village in the Atyrau Province of western Kazakhstan....

 to a miller, he joined Teplá Abbey

Teplá Abbey

Teplá Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey in the western part of Bohemia, included in the Archdiocese of Prague; it was founded in 1193 by the blessed Hroznata, a Bohemian nobleman...

 in 1800. After studying theology in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 he was ordained as a priest in 1804. In 1813 he was elected abbot of Teplá Abbey. He was instrumental in turning Mariánské Lázně

Mariánské Lázne

Mariánské Lázně is a spa town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is a mosaic of parks and noble houses...

 into a spa town. After a dispute over the abbey finances in 1827 he had to step down as abbot. He moved to Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

where he lived until his death.