Pius Zingerle

Pius Zingerle, actually Peter Jacob, ( born March 17, 1801 in Merano, † 10 January 1881 in the Abbey Marienberg ) was an Orientalist and Catholic theologian.

Zingerle occurred in 1819 in the Benedictine monastery of Marienberg in Vinschgau one, studied at the University of Innsbruck theology. Upon successful completion, he got in 1824 Platt ( moss in pass eggs) a position as a cooperator.

1830 appointed one Zingerle as Professor in the Benedictine school Merano and 1850 he was its director. In 1862 he accepted a professorship at the University of Rome, where he worked for three years as Professor of Arabic and Syriac language. As such, was partially active as Skriptor at the Vatican library.

After his return Zingerle worked until 1871 again at the high school in Merano and then took over as Prior the direction of his home monastery. 1871 took the Academy of Sciences in Vienna Zingerle on as a member.

Pius Zingerle died nine weeks before his 80th birthday on January 10, 1881 in the Abbey of Marienberg.

Works (selection)

  • Ephrams selected writings. Innsbruck 1830-37 (6 vols ).
  • The Syrian hard breviary. Villingen 1846.
  • Six Homilies of Saint Jacob of Sarug. Bonn 1867.
  • Chrestomathia syriaca. Rome in 1871.
  • Lexicon syriacum. Rome 1873.
  • Harp music from Lebanon. Innsbruck 1840.
  • Poems. Innsbruck 1843.
  • About the oriental elements in the German poetry. Bolzano 1862.
  • Marie Damascus rose. Innsbruck 1853.
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