Augustina Weihermüller
Maria Anna Augustina Weihermüller OSB (born June 7, 1900 in Bühlerzell -Kammerstatt as Josephine Weihermüller , † March 29, 1993 ) was a German Benedictine .
Weihermüller was born as the daughter of a forester near Ellwangen . At first she worked as a teacher in the Württemberg school service. On November 1, 1928, she entered the St. Walburg Abbey . In early 1935 she was sent to Bolder in the USA to build the Abbey of St. Walburga . There she also acquired American citizenship .
On March 25, 1950, she was elected in absentia to succeed the late Abbess of St. Walburg Maria Anna Benedicta von Spiegel . On September 12, 1950 , she designated Joseph Schröffer , the Bishop of Eichstätt . In 1985 she resigned from running the abbey.
She was made an honorary citizen of Eichstätt and received the Bavarian Order of Merit .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joseph S. Roucek, Zdenek Nemecek: New York-Zamlzeno (Fog over New York) . In: Books Abroad . tape 9 , no. 2 , 1935, ISSN 0006-7431 , p. 212 , doi : 10.2307 / 40076419 .
- ↑ Visit from America. In: Donaukurier . Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Augustina Weihermüller. In: Biographia Benedictina (Benedictine Biography). January 8, 2019, accessed January 22, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Weihermüller, Augustina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weihermüller, Maria Anna Augustina (full name); Weihermüller, Josephine (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bühlerzell Chamber of Commerce |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1993 |