Frobenius Forster
Frobenius Forster (30 August 1709, at
Life
After studying the humanities and philosophy at Freising and Ingolstadt, he entered the Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram at Ratisbon where he took vows on 8 December 1728. He made his theological studies partly at his monastery and partly at Rott, where the Bavarian Benedictines had their common study house. Shortly after his elevation to the priesthood, in 1733, he became professor of philosophy and theology at St. Emmeram and for some time held the office of master of novices.
In 1745 he was sent to the
In 1759 Forster was chosen one of the first members of the newly founded
Forster's election was the inauguration of the golden era of St. Emmeram. The learned new prince-abbot endeavoured to impart his own love for learning. During his reign the course given in the natural sciences at St. Emmeram became famous throughout Germany and drew scholars not only from the Benedictine monasteries of Bavaria, but also from the houses of other religious orders. In order to promote the study of Holy Scripture, Forster called the learned
Works
Forster's chief literary production is his edition of the works of
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Frobenius Forster". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
- ENDRES, Frobenius Forster in Strassburger theol. Studien (Freiburg im Br., 1900), IV, fasc. 1;
- Pirmin August Lindner , Die Schriftateller des Benediktiner-Ordens in Bayern (Ratisbon, 1880), I, 56-62;
- SCHNEIDER in Hist.-Polit. Blotter (Munich, 1901), CXXVII, 902-913.