Adolf von Berlichingen

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Carl Friedrich Götz Gustav Adolf Freiherr von Berlichingen , pseudonym : Klemens Adolf (born May 30, 1840 in Stuttgart , † May 3, 1915 in Bad Kissingen , Lower Franconia ) was a German Catholic theologian, Jesuit , writer, poet and doctor.

Life

He was the son of the Württemberg Chamberlain Friedrich Reinhard von Berlichingen (1798–1865) and his wife Albertine nee. Eschenburg (1817–1883), from Hamburg. The father converted to Catholicism on his deathbed, the mother had adopted the Catholic faith as early as 1850. In 1858, at the age of 18, Adolf von Berlichingen converted to Catholicism with two siblings .

From 1858 to 1861 he studied the Jesuit pedagogy Stella Matutina in Feldkirch ( Vorarlberg ) and became a Jesuit in 1862. Eveline von Massenbach, lady-in-waiting to Queen Olga of Württemberg, also notes his entry into the Jesuit novitiate in her memoirs, so that he should not have been a stranger at court. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871 he served as a nurse. In 1873 Berlichingen was ordained a priest and worked in England, Holland and Austria as a preacher, apologist and writer.

In 1885 Berlichingen left the order and worked in Austria and Bavaria as a pastoral priest, doctor for the poor, writer and poet. For a long time he lived at Glanegg Castle near Salzburg , but also in Vienna and most recently in Würzburg , where in 1902 he gave several lectures against Luther and Protestantism.

Baron von Berlichingen was friends with the Jewish art historian Adolph Goldschmidt (1863-1944), whom he had met during a stay at a spa. He was also friends with the composer Armin Knab (1881–1951) and he encouraged his musical work.

His biography about the Ecuadorian President Gabriel García Moreno , published in 1884, was reprinted in 2007.

Adolf von Berlichingen's sister Mathilde - also a convert - joined the Sacré-Cœur sisters as a nun in Kintzheim, Alsace .

Works

(Selection)

  • Don Gabriel Carcia Moreno, President of the Republic of Ecuador; a life in the service of the fatherland and the faith, Benziger Verlag, Einsiedeln, 1884 (new edition 2007)
  • Ozanam or the mustard seed of St. Vincenz by Paul; Festival, 1889
  • The two Tilly; historical drama in five acts, Manz Verlag, Regensburg, 1891
  • The three wise men, a Christmas play with singing, Styria Verlag, 1891
  • Lazareth trips by Baron Adolf Götz von Berlichingen during the Franco-German War, 1894
  • The Liberators of Vienna 1683; a dramatic poem, 1894
  • The shepherds of Bethlehem; new nativity play with singing in three acts, 1903
  • The toxic sources of waste in the Reformation, described in popular historical lectures, 1903
  • An open word to the devout Protestants, 1904
  • Garcia Moreno's death; Historical tragedy in five acts, 1909

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For Friedrich Reinhard von Berlichingen and the house genealogy see: Friedrich Cast: Historisches und genealogisches Adelsbuch des Großherzogthums Baden , Second Section, First Volume. Cast, Stuttgart 1845, p. 50 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  2. ^ David August Rosenthal : Convertite pictures from the nineteenth century . Volume 3, part 2. Hurter, Schaffhausen 1870, p. 497 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  3. ^ Robert Uhland: The diary of the Baroness Eveline von Massenbach . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-17-009245-6 , p. 162 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  4. ↑ About this he wrote his book Lazareth trips des Freiherrn A. Götz v. Berlichingen in the Franco-German War , with an introduction by the editor Dr. Ernst Moriz Kronfeld , Fredebeul / Koenen publishing house, Essen 1894.
  5. ↑ Martin Elze: The Evangelical Lutheran Church. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 482-494 and 1305 f., Here: p. 490.
  6. ↑ Adolph Goldschmidt: Memoirs. Deutscher Verlag für Kunstwissenschaft, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-87157-138-5 , p. 38 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  7. ↑ Franz Krautwurst : Armin Knab . Schneider, Tutzing 1991, ISBN 3-7952-0666-9 , pp. 19 and 20 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  8. ↑ Adolf von Berlichingen: Gabriel Garcia Moreno: President of the Republic of Ecuador: a life in the service of the kingship of Jesus Christ. Sanctus, Dettelbach 2007, ISBN 3-89754-907-7 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  9. ^ Contemporary treatise on the Sacré-Cœur Sisters in Kintzheim
personal data
SURNAME Berlichingen, Adolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Berlichingen, Adolf Freiherr von; Adolf, Klemens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian, Jesuit , writer, philologist , scientist and doctor
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart , Württemberg
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1915
Place of death Bad Kissingen , Lower Franconia