Carl Seltmann
Carl Seltmann (born April 2, 1842 in Prudnik , † October 7, 1911 in Breslau ) was a German Catholic theologian .
Life
Seltmann came from a middle-class background. He attended elementary school in his hometown Neustadt OS (Prudnik) and then the grammar school in Neisse (Nysa). From 1862 he studied Catholic theology at the University of Breslau .
In 1866 he was ordained a priest in Breslau. He was chaplain in Striegau and Gruttke , pastor in Wittstock and then for 12 years in Eberswalde . In 1884 he became the Cathedral Chapter of Breslau. From 1895 he was also editor of the Schlesisches Pastoralblatt . In 1896 he acquired the Dr. theol. in Freiburg im Breisgau . In 1905 he was appointed full honorary professor at the University of Breslau.
Seltmann wrote some writings, most of which were of a more popular scientific nature. He dealt with the problem of separated Christians and worked for their unification .
Fonts (selection)
- Of St. John Chrysostom Peri Hierōsynēs logoi hex. De sacerdototio libri sex . Munster 1887.
- Angelus Silesius and his mysticism . Wroclaw 1896.
- Hieronymus Savonarola's Triumph of the Cross . Wroclaw 1898, OCLC 11654997 .
- For the reunification of separated Christians, initially in German lands . Wroclaw 1903, OCLC 45974138 .
literature
- Erich Kleineidam : Catholic-Theological Faculty of the University of Breslau 1811–1945 . Wienand, Cologne 1961, p. 161, OCLC 905557680 .
- Joachim Köhler : Carl Seltmann (1842–1911). A Breslau canon as a pioneer of the ecumenical movement . in: Archives for Silesian Church History . 66 (2008), pp. 101-120, ISSN 0066-6491 .
- Franz Xaver Seppelt : Seltmann, Karl. In: Biographisches Jahrbuch and German Nekrolog . Volume 16. Georg Reimer, Berlin 1914, pp. 127-129 ( online ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Seltmann in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seltmann, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seltmann, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prudnik |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1911 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |