Leopold Anton Wackarž, O.Cist (1810–1901) was an Austrian Catholic prelate who served as the 40th

abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from ''abba'', the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ''ab'', and means "father". The female equivale ...

Vyšší Brod Monastery Vyšší Brod Monastery (; ) or Hohenfurth Abbey () is a Catholic monastery in the Czech Republic. Description As one of the most important historical landmarks of South Bohemia, the monastery is recognized as a cultural monument by the Minis ...

(1857–1901) and the 37th abbot general of the

Cistercian Order The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...

(1891–1900).

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1810 births 1901 deaths Cistercian abbots general Austrian Cistercians People from Horní Planá Austrian people of German Bohemian descent {{Austria-reli-bio-stub