Carl Johann Greith

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Carl Johann Greith

Carl Johann Greith (also Karl Johannes) (born May 25, 1807 in Rapperswil ; † May 17, 1882 in St. Gallen ) was a Catholic priest , philosophy lecturer, theology and church historian and bishop of St. Gallen .

Life

Greith studied Catholic theology , philosophy and history at the Lyceum in Lucerne and then in Munich . There he made the acquaintance of Joseph Görres . In 1829 he went to Paris , mainly to learn librarianship. There he decided to pursue a career as a priest and entered the St. Sulpice seminary .

After his ordination in 1831, he worked in St. Gallen as a library adjunct, then as a sub-rain of the seminary . Greith was also professor of church history there, but was dismissed by the government in 1834 as a vehement defender of Catholic positions and then carried out research on behalf of the British government for three years in Rome, where he primarily viewed documents on British history. In 1837 he accepted a pastor's position in Mörschwil , and two years later in St. Gallen, where in 1847 he became dean and episcopal official . From 1837 to 1853 Greith was a member of the Grand Council and again a leader of the conservative Catholic movement in the Kulturkampf . In 1849 he received a professorship for philosophy. In 1862 he was elected Bishop of St. Gallen , then in 1863 he was ordained a bishop . At the First Vaticanum , Greith, who was friends with Ignaz von Döllinger , argued against deciding the infallibility dogma under the current conditions . However, he accepted the dogma and tried to convince Döllinger of it, although he did not proclaim this dogma in his diocese until 1873.

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Greith is known for his commitment to church politics, but also for his studies in the history of church and theology and his relative rejection of the scholastic tradition towards modern philosophers such as Descartes or Leibniz .

His writings include:

  • Spicilegium Vaticanum. Contributions to the closer knowledge of the Vatican library for German poetry of the Middle Ages. Frauenfeld 1838.
  • Catholic apologetics in pulpit speeches on Catholic truths of faith against the false doctrines of old and new times for priests and lay people. 3 volumes, Schaffhausen 1847–1852.
  • with Georg Ulber OSB: Manual of Philosophy for School and Life. Freiburg / Breisgau 1853–1857.
  • The German mysticism in the Preacher Order (from 1250-1350) according to its basic teachings, songs and life pictures from handwritten sources. Freiburg / Breisgau 1861 ( digitized in the Google book search, digitized in the Google book search, digitized in the Google book search).
  • Saint Gallus. St. Gallen 1864.
  • The holy messengers of faith Columban and Gall. St. Gallen 1865.
  • History of the Old Irish Church and its connection with Rome, Gaul and Alemannia, 430–630 , as an introduction to the history of the St. Gallen Monastery . Based on handwritten and printed sources, Freiburg / Breisgau 1867.

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predecessor Office successor
Johann Peter Mirer Bishop of St. Gallen
1862–1882 		Augustin Egger
Alois Fuchs Librarian of St. Gallen
1847–1855 Library Director (External) 		Anton Henne
personal data
SURNAME Greith, Carl Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Greith, Karl Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Catholic priest, philosophy professor, theology and church historian and Bishop of St. Gallen
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH Rapperswil SG
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1882
Place of death St. Gallen