Artur Michael Landgraf

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Artur Michael Landgraf (born February 27, 1895 in Traunstein ; † September 8, 1958 in Bamberg ) was a German Roman Catholic theologian and, as titular bishop of Eudocia, auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Bamberg from 1943 to 1958.

Life

Landgraf was born as the son of the Reichsbahn chief engineer Michael Landgraf . From 1914 to 1918 he studied philosophy and theology at the Gregoriana in Rome and after Italy entered the war in 1915 at the University of Innsbruck . In Rome he also began studying the history of scholasticism . He was ordained a priest in 1918 and worked in the Archdiocese of Bamberg from 1922 , where he became the archbishop's secretary. In 1924 he became a professor of dogmatics at the Philosophical-Theological College in Bamberg. As a full professor he taught from 1937 to 1939 at the Catholic University of Washington .

In 1943 he became titular bishop of Eudocia and auxiliary bishop in Bamberg and cathedral capitular. At the Philosophical-Theological University of Bamberg, the medievalist became an honorary professor in 1947 and dean of the cathedral in 1950 .

After his death, the 21st auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Bamberg was buried in the Antonius Chapel in Bamberg Cathedral .

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Landgraf devoted himself particularly to the theology of early scholasticism . In this area he enriched his knowledge of literary history considerably and made numerous texts accessible through careful editions. He summarized his research in the six-volume dogma history of early scholasticism .

In addition to his scientific publications, Landgraf wrote a number of novels and short stories with pastoral intentions, some of which initially appeared anonymously.

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SURNAME Landgrave, Artur Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, auxiliary bishop and titular bishop
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Traunstein
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1958
Place of death Bamberg