Magnoald Ziegelbauer
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Magnoald Ziegelbauer was a Benedictine monk and an ecclesiastical historian.
on 21 November 1707, where he was ordained priest on 21 March 1713 and where he became professor of theology. Soon however some of the illiterate monks of Zwiefalten made plain their dislike of the learned and studious Ziegelbauer, who therefore obtained his abbot's permission to live at another monastery of the order.
At first he went to Reichenau Abbey
, where he taught theology. About 1730 the prior of this imperial monastery sent him to the court of Vienna
on business relating to the monastery, after the successful accomplishment of which he taught moral theology at Göttweig Abbey
from 1732–33, then returned to Vienna to devote himself to literary activity.
In 1734 he became tutor of the young Barons von Latermann. From 1747 until his death he resided at Olomouc
as secretary of the first learned society in the Habsburg Monarchy, the Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis
.
His other 19 printed works include:
Works unprinted (as of 1908) are:
Life
He took vows at the Benedictine monastery of ZwiefaltenZwiefalten Abbey
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on 21 November 1707, where he was ordained priest on 21 March 1713 and where he became professor of theology. Soon however some of the illiterate monks of Zwiefalten made plain their dislike of the learned and studious Ziegelbauer, who therefore obtained his abbot's permission to live at another monastery of the order.
At first he went to Reichenau Abbey
Reichenau Island
Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . It lies between Gnadensee and Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance, almost due west of the city of Konstanz. The island is connected to the mainland by a causeway that was completed in 1838...
, where he taught theology. About 1730 the prior of this imperial monastery sent him to the court of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
on business relating to the monastery, after the successful accomplishment of which he taught moral theology at Göttweig Abbey
Göttweig Abbey
Göttweig Abbey is a Benedictine monastery near Krems in Lower Austria.-History:Göttweig Abbey was founded as a monastery of canons regular by Blessed Altmann, Bishop of Passau...
from 1732–33, then returned to Vienna to devote himself to literary activity.
In 1734 he became tutor of the young Barons von Latermann. From 1747 until his death he resided at Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
as secretary of the first learned society in the Habsburg Monarchy, the Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis
Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis
Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis was the first learned society in the lands under control of Austrian Habsburgs. It was established, formally, in 1746 at the university and episcopal town of Olomouc in order to spread Enlightenment ideas...
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Works
- His chief literary work is Historia rei literariae ordinis S. Benedicti, which was published posthumously by his friend and collaborator Oliverius Legipontius (4 volumes, Augsburg 1754) and still remains a standard literary history of the Benedictine Order.
His other 19 printed works include:
- Mancipatus illibatae virginis deciparae (Constance, 1726).
- Lebengeschichte des ertz-martyrers Stephani (Vienna, 1736).
- Epitome historica regii, liberii et exempti in regno Bohemiae antiquissimi monasterii Brevnoviensis (Cologne, 1740).
- other historical and theological treatises of minor importance.
Works unprinted (as of 1908) are:
- Olomucium sacrum, an ecclesiastical history of MoraviaMoraviaMoravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
and its bishops. - Bibliotheca Bohemica, a collection of writers on BohemiaBohemiaBohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
.