Anton's Justs
Antons Justs (German: Anton Justus ; born November 22, 1931 in Varakļāni , Latvia ; † February 17, 2019 ) was a Latvian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Jelgava .
Life
Anton Justus (Antons Justs) was born in 1931 in the small Latvian town of Varakļāni and came to Germany with his family in the summer of 1944 . There he attended elementary school in Lübeck . In 1949 the bishop Bolesław Sloskāna, who lived in Belgian exile, enabled him to attend grammar school with subsequent study of philosophy and theology in Innsbruck . He was ordained a priest on July 11, 1960 by his mentor in the Benedictine Abbey of Keisersberg near Leuven (Leuven) in Belgium .
In the following years he traveled to the United States and in 1962 vicar in Arlington , later dean in Washington, DC for his dedication to the Catholic church in the capital of the United States were to him in 1992 honors Pope John Paul II. And the presidential couple Reagan bestowed . At the invitation of the Archbishop of Riga, Jānis Pujats , he gave theological lectures in his homeland and in 1994 became rector of the theological / philosophical faculty of the University of Riga .
On 7 December 1995 it appointed Pope John Paul II. Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Jelgava and donated to him on January 6, 1996 in St. Peter's Basilica , the episcopal ordination . Co-consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia Giovanni Battista Re and Jorge María Mejía .
In the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) he represented the Latvian bishops.
In the canonization process of his mentor, Bishop Bolesław Sloskāna, he was heard as a contemporary witness.
On July 22, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request submitted for reasons of age.
Coat of arms and motto
The coat of arms is divided into three parts and shows three golden stars on a silver / white background in the upper part on the right. They stand for the holy 3 kings, on whose feast day (January 6th) he was consecrated bishop, above the star of Bethlehem for the presence of Jesus. The three stars also refer to his homeland, the three regions of Latvia ( Lat. Kurzeme , Vidzeme and Latgale ). Upper left gold on a blue background, the M (Maria) from the Pope's coat of arms of John Paul II, who consecrated him as bishop. Below on a red background the Easter lamb with the flag of the cross, the coat of arms of the Latvian bishops.
The motto Ut vitam habeant ("So that they have life") comes from the Gospel of John ( Joh 10,10 EU ):
"I myself have seen the life of contempt and want all people like Christ to come to eternal life after death and resurrection."
Individual evidence
Web links
- Bishop of Jelgava (Latvian)
- Entry on Antons Justs on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Jelgava 1995-2011 |
Edvards Pavlovskis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Justs, Antons |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Justus, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian clergyman, Bishop of Jelgava |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Varakļāni , Latvia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th February 2019 |