Archangelus Löslein
Archangelus Löslein OFMCap (born November 3, 1903 in Alzey as Paul Löslein ; † February 13, 1982 ) was the founder of the Catholic youth camps at the Buchschirm near Hilders in the Rhön in the diocese of Fulda .
Life
education
After acquiring the bricklayer journeyman in 1923 he entered in 1924 into the Capuchin Order and was 1930 in Münster for priests ordained.
Early priestly ministry
From 1931 he worked as a pastor in Lithuania and after the Second World War he was a chaplain for evacuees and expellees (from 1944) in Rotenburg an der Fulda and (from 1948) in Wichmannshausen .
In the following years he was parish curate , (from 1951) in Bebra and (from 1954) in Wichmannshausen and Netra .
Tasks at the diocesan level
From 1958, Father Löslein was released from parish work in the diocese of Fulda, in particular for church youth work. In this function he also founded the diocesan children's and youth camps at Buchschirm near Hilders in the Rhön, which are still offered today by the Catholic Young Community (KJG) in the diocese of Fulda on the campground of the Thomas-More-House .
In 1959 he became rector and chaplain in the St. Michaelshof family education center in the Hilders district of Unterbernhards, and in 1967 he became a spiritual director in the Fulda seminary. From 1969 he was a spiritual adviser to the Family Association of German Catholics.
Honors
In 1969, Father Löslein received the "Gold Cross of Honor" from the Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ) for his many years of voluntary work as the State Curate of the German Scouting Association Saint Georg (DPSG).
Father Loslein Hut
It was through the 1977 Youth St. Michael acquired and serves as a self-catering facility with an adjoining 8,000 m ² large campground.
Her name is reminiscent of the special commitment Löslein has for the youth in the diocese of Fulda and the children's and youth camps on the book screen near Hilders in the Rhön.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loslein, Archangelus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, Capuchin priest and founder of the Catholic youth camps at the book screen near Hilders in the Rhön |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alzey |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1982 |