Albert Pessler

Albert Pessler (Italian: Alberto Pesler; German: Albrecht Pessler[2]) (1590–1629)[3] was 17th-century provost of Patriarchate of Aquileia.

Albert Pessler
Born1590
Gorizia
Died1629
NationalityHabsburg
Other namesAlbert Pesler von Rudolfswert[1]
OccupationCatholic priest

Family

Pessler was born in noble family[4] in Gorizia[5] in 1590. His father was Andrej and his mother was Julija de Bertis.[6] Pessler's uncle was Ursin de Bertis, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trieste.[6] Pessler matriculated on 6 June 1603 at the University of Graz, run by the Jesuits.[7]

Career

Pessler began his career as a Catholic priest and being supported by his uncle, quickly advanced to the position of main vicar in Roman Catholic Diocese of Trieste.[6] In 1622, after death of Marko Khun a provost of Rudolfwert, Habsburg Empire (modern day Novo Mesto in Slovenia), Pessler was appointed to position of provost in Rudolfwert.[8] On 10 June 1623 Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor sent Pessler accompanied with emperor's envoy count Paolo Savelli to deliver emperor's secret letter to Vatican to request establishment of Bishopric of Gorizia and to request separation of the Austrian diocese from the Patriarchate of Aquileia.[9][6] Pessler has been engaged for this mission as emperor's secret ambassador.[7]

On 1 November 1625 Pessler wrote a report about Orthodox Serbs who immigrated to territory under jurisdiction of Patriarchate of Aquileia and Roman Catholic diocese of Zagreb. In this report Pessler proposed to convert Orthodox Serbs to Eastern Catholicism and to expel Orthodox priests and replace them with Roman Catholic priests.[10] In 1627 Pessler sent reports about local Orthodox Christians to Congregatio de propaganda fide.

References
  1. Kirchenrechtliche Abhandlungen. 1965. p. 99. ...Albert Pesler von Rudolfswert,..
  2. Becker, Rotraud (1 January 2004). Nuntiaturberichte aus Deutschland: nebst ergänzenden Aktenstücken. Siebzehntes Jahrhundert. Nuntiaturen des Malatesta Baglioni, des Ciriaco Rocci und des Mario Filonardi, Sendung des P. Alessandro d'Ales, 1634–1635. Vierte Abteilung. 7. Band. De Gruyter. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-484-80162-2.
  3. Cavazza, Silvano (1997). Controriforma e monarchia assoluta nelle Province Austriache: gli Asburgo, L'Europa Centrale e Gorizia all'epoca della Guerra dei Trent'Anni. Istituto di storia sociale e religiosa. p. 131.
  4. Pogačnik, Jože; Faganel, Jože (2000). Zbornik o Janezu Svetokriškem: prispevki s simpozija v Vipavskem Križu, 22.-24. aprila 1999. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. p. 204. ISBN 978-961-6242-34-9. ...Goriški plemič Albert Pesler (u.1628) pa je bil novomeški prošt.
  5. Prilozi za književnost, jezik, istoriju i folklor. Državna Štamparija. 1925. p. 35. ...gorican Albert Pesler.
  6. Slovenijo, Muzejsko društvo za (1920). Glasnik: Bulletin. p. 44.
  7. Scalon, Cesare; Griggio, Claudio; Rozzo, Ugo (2009). Nuovo Liruti: dizionario biografico dei Friulani. L'eta veneta. Forum. p. 1994. ISBN 978-88-8420-545-2.
  8. Izvestja muzejskega društva za Kranjsko. Društvo. 1893. p. 103. Po smrti Marka Khuna (Cunei) je bil 11. maja 1622 za novomeškega prošta potrjen Albert Pessler, vikar tržaškega škofa.
  9. Prilozi za književnost, jezik, istoriju i folklor. Državna Štamparija. 1925. p. 35.
  10. Dimitrijević, Vladimir (2002). Pravoslavna crkva i rimokatolicizam: (od dogmatike do asketike). LIO. p. 340. ISBN 9788683697045. 1 XI 1625. извештава Конгрегацщу Алберт Песлер о Србима насел>еним пре 60 година на територщу Аквnnеjског патриархата и Загребачке бискупщ'е, и предлаже како да се они поунщате, а од Бечког двора тражи да одатле протера српске православне свештенике и доведе римокатоличке.
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