Maurus Esteva Alsina
Maurus Esteva Alsina or Maur Esteva i Alsina, OCist 1933-2014 was the Abbot general of the Common observance between 1995–2010.
Career[]
He was born in Catalonia, Spain, and entered in 1958 to the community of the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet,[1] he studied in Rome.[2] He was elected abbot in 1970, during end of the Franquisme and restoration of the Monarchy in Spain. During this period of 25 years the abbey flourished and was restored.[3] In 1995 he succeeded Ferenc Polikárp Zakar as Abbot general of the Common observance. He was succeeded in 2010 by Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori. He died in the Royal abbey of Poblet.
Ordinations[]
Author[]
- Poblet, escola de servei: sermons capitulars
References[]
- ^ "Maur Esteva i Alsina | enciclopèdia.cat" (in Catalan). Enciclopedia.cat. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Fallece el exabad de Poblet, Maur Esteva, a los 81 años de edad". Elperiodico.com. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Mor Maur Esteva, el reconstructor de Poblet i abat general del Císter | CatalunyaReligió.cat" (in Catalan). Catalunyareligio.cat. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
Categories:
- Cistercian abbots general
- Roman Catholic clergy stubs
- Spanish religious biography stubs