Berthold Mayr

Berthold Mayr (born October 1, 1925 in Gurten ; † March 19, 2015 ) was an Austrian theologian , priest , historian , Germanist , pedagogue and media priest .

Life

Berthold Mayr belonged to the order of the Mariannhiller Missionaries from 1946 and was their Provincial for a long time . From 1970 he was in the ORF - radio and - television as a media pastor active. He was one of the first priests to design and comment on programs on radio and television. The numerous programs he has designed include the programs Christ in Time and Christian Questions as well as Morning Reflections - Thoughts for the Day and TV Sermons.

From 1957 until his retirement in 1990 he worked as a religion teacher at the Brucknergymnasium in Wels . During this time and beyond until 1996 he headed the St. Berthold boarding school of his order in Wels, which he founded .

Awards

2005: Culture Medal of the Province of Upper Austria

Individual evidence

↑ Dr. P. Berthold Mayr CMM dies , website of the Diocese of Linz, accessed on March 29, 2015.
↑ Josef Wallner: “The secret presses” , interview with Berthold Mayr, KirchenZeitung im Netz , May 9, 2012, accessed on March 29, 2015.
↑ Gerlinde Riegler: Berthold Mayr. Popular television pastor with a heart for the youth , Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , November 14, 2005, accessed on March 29, 2015.
^ Cultural medal of the State of Upper Austria for Father Berthold Mayr ( memento from October 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), website of the Diocese of Linz, February 16, 2005, accessed on March 29, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Mayr, Berthold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian theologian, priest, historian, Germanist, pedagogue and media pastor
DATE OF BIRTH	October 1, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gird
DATE OF DEATH	19th March 2015

[1] Dr. P. Berthold Mayr CMM dies , website of the Diocese of Linz, accessed on March 29, 2015.

[2] Josef Wallner: “The secret presses” , interview with Berthold Mayr, KirchenZeitung im Netz , May 9, 2012, accessed on March 29, 2015.

[3] Gerlinde Riegler: Berthold Mayr. Popular television pastor with a heart for the youth , Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , November 14, 2005, accessed on March 29, 2015.

[4] Cultural medal of the State of Upper Austria for Father Berthold Mayr ( memento from October 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), website of the Diocese of Linz, February 16, 2005, accessed on March 29, 2015.