Honorary Award for Adolf Hahnl: The legend of Salzburg Church Art!

Honorary Award for Adolf Hahnl: The legend of Salzburg Church Art!

Salzburg, Österreich - Salzburg, February 05, 2025-The prestigious art historian Adolf Hahnl was awarded the Archdiocese of Salzburg with the honorary prize of the "Archbishop-Rohracher Study Fund". The 86-year-old, who already worked as head of the St. Peter Abbey Library, received the award at a ceremonial ceremony led by Archbishop Franz Lackner. In an official message, Hahnl is recognized as a "creditor, loyal and encyclopedically educated servant of the church and monastery". This award is recognition for his over forty years of cooperation in different cultural and church institutions of the archdiocese.

historical roots of the cathedral chapter

The beginnings of the Salzburg cathedral chapter go back to 774 when Bishop Vigil consecrated the cathedral. Under Archbishop Konrad I, the first binding rules for the cathedral chapter were determined, which consisted of 24 canons who led a common life and prayer. This institution developed over the centuries and presented a central position of power in the Archdiocese and the Archbishopric. Also important landowners and co -designers of the church landscape in Salzburg.

The cathedral chapter has changed over the years, especially in the composition and the areas of responsibility. Roland Peter Kerschbaum, member of the cathedral chapter since 2011, emphasizes the important role of members in the administration of the cathedral and the organization of the cathedral liturgy. He describes the cathedral chapter members as a spiritual community that supports each other while at the same time taking on a wide range of cultural and administrative responsibilities.