ORA ET LABORA ET LEGE – pray, work, and read.

Monastery & monks

The 27 monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Admont

Below you will find all the information about our monks

Benedictine Abbey Admont - Abbot Gerhard Hafner © Stefan Leitner

ABBOT GERHARD HAFNER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / 68th Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Admont; parish priest of Admont; rector of the abbey church; administrator of St Paul's Abbey in the Lavant Valley

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Benedictine Abbey Admont - Father Prior Maximilian Schiefermüller © Stefan Leitner

FATHER PRIOR MAXIMILIAN SCHIEFERMÜLLER O.S.B.

Mag. phil., Mag. et Dr. theol. / Prior of Admont Abbey; Abbey Archivist and Librarian; Scientific Director of Admont Abbey Museum; Parish Priest of Frauenberg & Hall; Vicar of Ardning; Pastoral Area Manager of Admont

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FORMER ABBOT BRUNO HUBL O.S.B.

Abbot Emeritus of Admont Abbey (1996 – 2017)

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FATHER BERNHARD MENZEL O.S.B.

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FATHER ANDREAS SCHEUCHENPFLUG O.S.B.

Pastor

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FATHER SIEGMUND PESCHL O.S.B.

Mag. theol.

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FATHER ENGELBERT HOFER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Parish priest of Landl, Gams, Palfau and Wildalpen; pastoral area manager of the Eisenwurzen pastoral area

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FATHER EGON HOMANN O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Parish priest of Kalwang, Kammern, Mautern, Traboch and Wald am Schoberpass; pastoral area manager of the St. Michael pastoral area; manager of the House of Encounter in Graz

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FATHER JOHANNES AICHINGER O.S.B.

Mag. theol., Mag. et Dr. iur. / Pastor of Johnsbach and Weng / Teacher at the Abbey Grammar School

Benedictine Abbey Admont - Father Michael © Stefan Leitner

FATHER MICHAEL-CHRISTIAN ROBITSCHKO O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / pastor of Trieben, St. Lorenzen i.P. and Hohentauern; cultural representative

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FATHER WOLFGANG FISCHER-FELGITSCH O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / team pastor in the Liesingtal parish association

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FATHER CLEMENS GRILL O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Provost and parish priest in Bruck an der Mur / Head of the pastoral area of Bruck/Mur

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FATHER ULRICH DIEL O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Pastor of St. Gallen, Altenmarkt and Unterlaussa

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PATER JOSEF BEER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Custos of Paramentics, Deacon in the Admont and Eisenwurzen pastoral area; Guest Master

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FATHER VINZENZ SCHAGER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Chaplain in the pastoral area of St Michael, teacher at Stiftsgymnasium

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PATER PETRUS DREYHAUPT O.S.B.

Mag. et Dr. theol. / teacher at the Stiftsgymnasium, deacon in the pastoral area of Admont and St. Michael

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BROTHER MARKUS KRAEMER O.S.B.

Ceremoniär; student at the university in Heiligenkreuz

Portrait Frater Georg (c) Sabine Breitfuß Photography

FRATER GEORG ROTH O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / doctoral candidate at the University of Graz

Ora et labora et lege - pray and work and read.

The Benedictine Abbey of Admont - spiritual and cultural centre of Upper Styria

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951 years of living the Benedictine tradition - Admont Abbey

 

The monks of Admont Benedictine Abbey have been living and working according to the Rule of St Benedict for over 950 years: "Ora et labora - Pray and work." Today, the community has 27 monks who live under the leadership of Abbot Gerhard Hafner O.S.B. stand.

They gather several times a day for choral prayer and Holy Mass - in the service of God and for the intentions of the people of our time.

 

The monastery was founded in 1074 on a foundation by the st. Hemma of Gurk, realised by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg. The first monks came from St Peter's Abbey in Salzburg - and laid the foundation stone for the oldest continuously existing monastery in Styria.

 

Today, Admont Abbey is a place of living diversity, spiritual depth and cultural radiance - then as now a lively centre of the region.

 

The history of Admont Abbey

A Journey Through Time

The Abbey's Gazette PAX

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Admont Abbey - Of Abrogans and Nibelungs 2021 - Father Prior Maximilian
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Admont Abbey - Father Thomas with book © Stefan Leitner
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Admont Abbey - Monks in the Rosarium © Stefan Leitner
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Admont Abbey - Monks in the monastery library © Stefan Leitner
Admont Abbey - Monks in the museum © Stefan Leitner
Benedictine Abbey Admont - Father Prior Maximilian Schiefermüller © Stefan Leitner
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Admont Abbey - Gothic Monks Museum © Stefan Leitner