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Fr. Pius (Peter) Agreiter was born in St. Kassian, South Tyrol, on April 30, 1937. He made his monastic profession on October 5, 1965, at the Benedictine Monastery of Muri-Gries and was ordained a priest in Brixen on June 29, 1968.

After serving in pastoral roles in South Tyrol, he became a spiritual director to the Benedictine Sisters in Habsthal, Germany, a service he faithfully fulfilled until the end of his life. He also served as parish administrator of Habsthal-Rosna and Levertsweiler, a beloved religion teacher, and later as a cooperator in the pastoral unit of Ostrachtal, where he continued his blessed ministry.

He passed away unexpectedly at the Freiburg University Hospital on November 28, 2024.