Pankraz Vorster (31 July 1753 – 9 September 1829) was a Swiss abbot. He served as the last abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall, from 1796 to 1805. Pankraz...
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founders of Chemische Fabrik Kalk Louis Vorster (1966-2012), South African-Namibian cricketer Pankraz Vorster (1753-1829), Swiss bishop. The last abbot...
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1798 the Prince-Abbot's secular power (the last to hold the title was Pankraz Vorster) was suppressed, and the abbey was secularized. The monks were driven...
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The Abbey was secularized on 17 September 1798 and the Prince-Abbot Pankraz Vorster fled to Vienna. The unpopular laws and the closing of the Abbey caused...
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economic affairs. In 1796, Pankraz Vorster was reconciled with Beda Anghern and returned to St Gall. After Anghern's death Vorster succeeded him as Prince-Abbot...
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