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Maurus Esteva Alsina

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Maurus Esteva Alsina or Maur Esteva i Alsina, OCist (10 July 1933 – 14 November 2014) was the Abbot General of the Cistercian Order between 1995–2010.

Career

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He was born in Catalonia, Spain, and entered the community of the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet in 1958.[1] He studied in Rome.[2] He was elected abbot in 1970, during a period in which his abbey flourished.[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 Poblet Abbey.

Author

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  • Poblet, escola de servei: sermons capitulars.

References

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  1. ^ "Maur Esteva i Alsina | enciclopèdia.cat" (in Catalan). Enciclopedia.cat. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ "Fallece el exabad de Poblet, Maur Esteva, a los 81 años de edad". Elperiodico.com. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. ^ "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.