!!!Kolweiss, Matthäus

Kolweiss, Matthaeus, b. Judenburg (Styria), Dec. 25, 1620, 
d. Lilienfeld, (Lower Austria), Feb. 9, 1695. Cistercian, 1650-1695 
Abbot of the monastery of Lilienfeld, 1667 Vicar-General of the 
Cistercians, founded the Josef-Fraternity and rebuilt the monastery. 
1654 and 1670/71 Rector of the University of Vienna; in 1683 organised 
the defence of the region during the Tatar raids.

!Literature
N. Mussbacher, Abt. M. K. von Lilienfeld, 1975.



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