Paris Graf von Lodron (person)

Paris Graf von Lodron was born on the 28th of November, 1586 in the Tyrolean village of Lagarina.

Paris Lodron was elected Prince Archbishop of Salzburg on November 13, 1619. The papal bull confirming his appointment as archbishop was issued on March 3, 1621 and his right to wear and use the pallium was conceded on April 19, 1621 (an archbishop may not exercise any of his official functions nor perform any episcopal act until they've been granted the right to wear and use the pallium).

He is primarily known for two of his initiatives:

• He founded a university in Salzburg in 1622. Although closed in 1810 when Salzburg was affiliated with Bavaria, the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg re-opened in 1962 and is again a thriving institution.
  
  
• He arranged for the city to be fortified by the architect Santino Solari and, through a combination of political skill and defensive preparation, managed to keep Salzburg relatively untouched by the Thirty Years' War which raged through most of central Europe from 1618 through to 1648.

He is also responsible for:

• Consecrating the newly rebuilt Salzburg Cathedral on September 25, 1628.
  
  
• Founding a number of seminaries for the training of priests including the Schneeherrn Canonical Chapter in Salzburg Cathedral (1631) and the Collegiate Chapter in Tittmoning (1633).
  
  
• Granting asylum to a group of Swedish nuns from Landshut in 1635 and having the Maria Loreto Convent built for them.
  
  
• Establishing the Marianum School (1645) and the Rupertinum College (1653) which provided accommodation for non-resident students.
  
  

Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron passed away on December 15, 1653. He is buried in Salzburg Cathedral.

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References

• The web page titled Paris Graf von Lodron located at http://www2.salzburg.info/sehenswertes_51.htm (last visited 2004/9/16)
• A discussion thread started by Rafal T. Prinke and titled de Lodron located on the RootsWeb.com geneology site. The top of the discussion thread is (was?) located at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2001-07/0994606109 (last visited 2004/9/16)
• Article titled Pallium on the New Advent web site (http://www.newadvent.org/). The Pallium article is (was?) located at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11427a.htm (last visited 2004/9/16).
• A profile of the Universität Salzburg on the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) web site (http://www.isep.org/). The profile is (was?) on the Austria page which is (was?) located at http://www.isep.org/nus/austria/ (last visited 2004/9/16)