Antoni Reichenberg

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Antoni Reichenberg
Born(1825-06-07)7 June 1825
Gorlice, Austrian Empire
Died23 January 1903(1903-01-23) (aged 77)
Ternopil, Austria-Hungary
OccupationJesuit priest
Known forPaintings

Antoni Reichenberg (7 June 1825, Gorlice, Austrian Empire – 23 January 1903, Ternopil, Austria-Hungary) was a Polish priest, Jesuit, and artist. He took care of orphans and the poor in Ternopil.[1]

Biography[edit]

In 1848, he participated in the Hungarian Revolution.[2]

Reichenberg studied painting in Budapest and the Munich Academy of Arts, graduating in 1862. During his studies, he was friends with Jan Matejko.[2][3][4]

He studied theology in Munich and Przemyśl, where he was ordained a priest on 13 September 1868. On 7 December 1869, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Stara Wieś.[2] In 1871, he joined the Society of Jesus.[3]

From 1875 he lived in Ternopil. From 1875 to 1887, he was a professor of drawings at the Jesuit convivium; in 1884–1885 he was prefect of the student hospital, and in 1886 he taught German. He founded two shelters for the poor in the city, where he worked after the liturgy.[3][5] Every day at 7 p.m. Reichenberg prayed at the figure of St. Tekla on Panska Street in Ternopil.[1][6][relevant?]

He died on 23 January 1903 in Ternopil.[3] He was buried on 27 January 1903 at the Mykulyntsi cemetery in Ternopil,[3][7] where the tombstone bears an inscription: "To the guardian of the poor, Antoni Reichenberg T. I., grateful citizens of Ternopil".[3] The grave of Fr. Antoni Reichenberg was declared a newly discovered monument of cultural heritage.[8]

Works[edit]

He was a talented artist.[3] Among his works are the image "Our Lady of Sorrows" (kept in Stara Wieś)[2] and a portrait of Alfred Potocki (until 1918 it hung in the hall of the Galician Sejm).[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Окаринський, В., Святі тернопільської землі // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2010, V. 4: А—Я (додатковий), S. 566. — ISBN 978-966-528-318-8.
  2. ^ a b c d Reichenberg Antoni / Ludwik Grzebień SJ. Encyklopedia wiedzy o jezuitach na ziemiach Polski i Litwy 1564—1995. — Warszawa : Wydawnictwo WAM, 2004. — 565 с. — ISBN 83-7097-293-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Забутий тернопільський отець Райхенберг - 20 хвилин". te.20minut.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  4. ^ Brząkalski & Reichenberg 1904, p. 33.
  5. ^ Brząkalski & Reichenberg 1904, p. 68.
  6. ^ Тетяна Потапенко (2016-09-16). "Тут стояла тернопільська фігура святої Теклі (фотофакт)". Терен.
  7. ^ Іванка Гошій (2019-10-18). "Микулинецький цвинтар: живі історії за надгробками". Нова Тернопільська газета.
  8. ^ Лист Тернопільського обласного центру охорони та наукових досліджень пам'яток культурної спадщини № 326 від 20 жовтня 2021 року.
  9. ^ Brząkalski & Reichenberg 1904, p. 69.

Sources[edit]

  • Brząkalski, J.O.; Reichenberg, T.I. (1904). Nakładem Apostolstwa Modlitwy (in Polish). Kraków.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Paszenda, J.; Reichenberg, Antoni. Słownik artystów polskich i obcych w Polsce działających (zmarłych przed 1966 r.). Malarze, rzeźbiarze, graficy (in Polish). Vol. VIII: Pó-Ri. Warsaw: Urszuli Markowskiej i Katarzyny Mikockiej-Rachubowej. Instytut Sztuki. ISBN 978-83-89101-69-3.
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