▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 9 . ▁He ▁taught ▁poetry ▁in ▁the ▁g ymnasium ▁of ▁Sal zburg ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁master ▁of ▁nov ices ▁and ▁sub - p rior ▁in ▁his ▁monaster y ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁taught ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sal zburg , ▁ 1 6 6 2 - 4 ; ▁apolog et ics ▁and ▁po lem ics , ▁ 1 6 6 5 - 7 ; ▁and ▁canon ▁law , ▁ 1 6 6 8 - 7 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁prior ▁of ▁his ▁monaster y ▁and ▁taught ▁herm ene ut ics ▁and ▁po lem ics , ▁ 1 6 7 3 - 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁vice - chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁St . ▁Gall , ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Eins ied eln . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁int imate ▁friend ▁of ▁M ab illon ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁kept ▁up ▁a ▁constant ▁correspond ence ▁and ▁who ▁in ▁his ▁" Iter ▁German icum " ▁calls ▁him ▁" Univers itat is ▁Sal is burg ensis ▁pr æ ci pu um ▁orn ament um " ▁( V eter a ▁An ale ct a , ▁I , ▁x i ). ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁His ▁major ▁work ▁is ▁" H istor ia ▁Sal is burg ensis " ▁covering ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 5 8 2 ▁to