Christian Friedrich von Römer

Christian Friedrich Romans , from 1912 of Romans (* 3. August 1854 in Sindelfingen , † 25. February 1920 in Stuttgart ) was pin preacher and prelate of Württemberg .

Life

Von Römer studied philosophy and theology at the University of Tübingen from 1872 to 1877 . A scientific trip took him to northern Germany, England and Scotland in late 1881 / early 1882 . In 1891 he was pastor in Tübingen , in 1895 dean in Nagold , in 1909 dean in Tübingen, and in 1911 preacher in Stuttgart. In 1912 he was given the title and rank of prelate ; However, he did not make use of the associated personal nobility predicate. He was a keen preacher, a zealous pastor, and knew how to work on the youth. In 1896 he took over the editing of the Evangelical Church Gazette for Württemberg, which he did until his death. He made this paper with an abundance of his own contributions to the organ of the conservative direction, in the same way he also worked beyond Württemberg in clubs and associations. In the country itself he founded the Evangelical Church in 1894 as a collection of conservative forces. Union. With the Stuttgart office he took over the chairmanship of the committee of the Württemberg Bible Institute and thus the management of the work and the preparation and implementation of the centenary in 1912.

literature

• Hermann Ehmer:  Römer, Christian Friedrich. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 515-517.