Corona Bamberg

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Corona Bamberg OSB (born April 18, 1921 in Fürth as Irmgard Bamberg ; † May 3, 2018 in Herstelle ) was a German Benedictine nun from the Abbey of the Holy Cross in Herstelle and author.

Life

From 1939 to 1945 Irmgard Bamberg studied classical philology , German and philosophy. In 1945 she was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD . On July 8, 1945 of the same year, she joined the Herstelle / Weser Abbey and took the religious name Corona . She made her profession on February 24, 1947 . Bamberg dealt with the mystery theology of Odo Casel (1886–1948), who was the monastery's spiritual director until his death. For Corona Bamberg, however, the chief editor of the magazine “ Geist und Leben ”, Friedrich Wulf SJ (1908–1990), whom she herself described as a “spiritual advisor and friend”, should be decisive .

From 1972 to 1974 she was a member of the Würzburg Synod . From 1981 she was a member of the Bavarian Benedictine Academy and from 1991 to 1998 she was an advisor to the German Bishops' Conference .

Quotes

“He [the God of Jesus Christ] gives himself to someone who forgets himself under His gaze, but thus awakens to his true self. Just as the flower, which remains invisible in the dark, only becomes visible in the light, so, for example, it happens to humans in the light of the divine being looked at. "

- Corona Bamberg OSB : "Be yours, then I'll be yours"

Works (selection)

  • Order of Women before the Present - Considerations on Location and Function in the Church of Today . Pallotti-Verlag, Friedberg (Bavaria) 1967.
  • What it costs to be human - Echter Verlag, Würzburg 1971, ISBN 3-429-00206-0, interpreted from the experience of early Christian monasticism .
  • Who makes the claim - To the prayer character of life . Echter Verlag, Würzburg 1976, ISBN 3-429-00430-6 .
  • I am tall in your size - From the secret of human meaning . Echter Verlag, Würzburg 1980, ISBN 3-429-00643-0 .
  • Under the guidance of the gospel. The memory of Saint Benedict 480–1980 , Echter Verlag, Würzburg 1982, ISBN 3-429-00675-9 .
  • Monasticism in a homeless world . Echter Verlag, Würzburg 1984, ISBN 3-429-00893-X .
  • Asceticism - fascination and impertinence . EOS-Verlag, St. Ottilien 2008, ISBN 978-3-8306-7329-3 .
  • Look - faces of grace . EOS-Verlag, St. Ottilien 2013, ISBN 978-3-8306-7607-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Home of our Sr. Corona - Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Cross . In: Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Cross . May 11, 2018 ( online [accessed May 11, 2018]).
  2. ^ Corona Bamberg. Mater Dolorosa Berlin-Lankwitz, accessed on December 28, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Corona Bamberg: What else I wanted to say - life review of a Benedictine woman. (PDF; 0.4 MB) In: OrdensNachrichten, Issue 5. 2011, pp. 59–68 , accessed on November 12, 2017 .
  4. ^ Obituary in Erbe und mand , vol. 94 (2018), p. 245.
  5. ↑ BAMBERG, Corona (Irmgard) OSB - Orden-online.de. Retrieved November 10, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Corona Bamberg: "Be yours, then I will be yours". (PDF; 0.1 MB) Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Bamberg, Corona
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bamberg, Irmgard (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Benedictine of the Abbey of the Holy Cross in Manufacture and author
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Fuerth
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 2018
Place of death Manufacture