Father Florian (born Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria, 21 September 1957 – 22 June 2022[1]) was a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict.

Father Florian
Born(1957-09-21)21 September 1957
Schloss Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria, Germany
Died22 June 2022(2022-06-22) (aged 64)
Ruaraka Hospital, Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya
Names
German: Franz-Josef Michael Maria Ignatius Prinz von Bayern
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Rasso of Bavaria
MotherArchduchess Theresa of Austria

Early life

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Franz-Josef was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria. He is the eldest son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and his wife, Archduchess Theresa of Austria, and belongs to the House of Wittelsbach.

Later life

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Florian was a Benedictine monk, a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict. Until 1996, he lived under the name Pater Florian at the St. Ottilien Archabbey in Emming in southern Bavaria. Since 1996, he had been living at the Peramiho Abbey in Tanzania and in Kenya he became prior administrator of the Prince of Peace Benedictine Monastery – Tigoni Limuru. He was lately working in Illeret, St. Peter the Fisherman parish, and a new Benedictine Monastery in the Diocese of Marsabit, northern part of Kenya. Pater Florian died in Kenya on 22 June 2022.

References

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  1. ^ Buchwald, Sabine. "Pater Florian von Bayern: Nachfahr von König Ludwig I. ist tot". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2022.