Andreas Hamerle
Andreas Hamerle (born February 25, 1837 in Nauders , Tyrol ; † March 29, 1930 in Filippsdorf , Bohemia ) was an Austrian Redemptorist , theologian and writer .
Life
Andreas Hamerle, who was born in Nauders in Tyrol, joined the Redemptorist Order in 1859. After he was ordained a priest in 1863, Andreas Hamerle was subsequently appointed as novice master , superior of the house and from 1880 to 1894 as provincial . Andreas Hamerle emerged as a reformer of the Austrian monastic province, as the founder of several new churches and religious colleges and as a promoter of religious and academic studies. In Vienna he was committed to the Christian social movement. In this context he asked Mayor Karl Lueger to devote himself more to the concerns of the workers.
Andreas Hamerle, who journalistically fought against the Los von Rom movement , acted as advisor to Cardinal Anton Josef Gruscha for many years . He wrote sermon cycles and exercises, including Religion and Bread , published in 1897. Andreas Hamerle is considered the most important Austrian Redemptorist after Klemens Maria Hofbauer .
Further publications
- The Catholic Church and Confession, Verlag der St. Josef-Vereins-Buchdruckerei, Klagenfurt, 1911
- The great commandment of love and the priests: lectures for priest exercises, Styria, Graz, Vienna, 1913
- Considerations on the words of Our Lady for the month of May, Styria, Graz, Vienna, 1917
- The Sorrowful Mother, our Comforter, Styria, Graz, Vienna, 1920
- Maria and the eight bliss: May contemplations, Styria, Graz, Vienna, 1920
- Herod and his rear trot: 6 sermons on Lent and one sermon on Good Friday, A. Opitz, Warnsdorf, 1928
- Saint Klemens Maria Hofbauer, patron of the city of Vienna, Apostle of Germany: A picture of life , St. Klemensheim, Taßwitz [34, Post Hödnitz-Taßwitz, South Moravia], 1934
literature
- Hamerle P. Andreas. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 163 f. (Direct links on p. 163 , p. 164 ).
- Walther Killy and Rudolf Vierhaus (eds.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 4, KG Saur Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, 1996 ISBN 3-598-23163-6 . Page 359.
Web links
- Literature by and about Andreas Hamerle in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamerle, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Redemptorist, theologian and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nauders , Tyrol |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1930 |
| Place of death | Filippsdorf , Bohemia |