Drutmar Cremer

Drutmar Cremer OSB (born January 26, 1930 in Koblenz ) is a German writer , publisher and theologian .

Life

After attending the Aloisius College in Bad Godesberg , where he also graduated from high school, he entered the Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach in 1952 . After studying philosophy and theology , he was ordained a priest in 1958 . From 1960 to 1967 he worked as a youth pastor in Maria Laach . Since 1971 he has headed the art publishing house Maria Lach and the art workshops located there. From 1991 to 2002 Drutmar Cremer was prior of the abbey.

Christmas legends

Cremer's best-known works are probably his Christmas legends, especially about Malaika, the black angel , which he created from the 1960s on , whose popularity is based on Gert Westphal's masterly interpretation of the texts for the speech record and the re-publication as an audio book .

Malaika, the black angel

The character Malaika is a curious, small, black angel who makes interesting, not always comfortable observations on his exploration flights through the sky. But when he was allowed to travel to Bethlehem with the heavenly choir on Christmas night , Malaika seized the chance to share a little bit of God's wisdom with people.

Poetry

Characteristic of the lyrical work of the poet Drutmar Cremer is his sparing vocabulary, the renunciation of any unnecessary decoration. Partly to be called meditative is the style in which he writes poems and the like. a. Chagall also writes about pictures and the power and influence of his faith can always be recognized in his poetry production as well as in his other literary works, without this having to be in the foreground.

Others

Furthermore, publications of his sermons, prayers, Christian reflections, but also publications that today would most likely be assigned to the area of ​​life support belong to Cremer's extensive literary work.

Web links

• Literature by and about Drutmar Cremer in the catalog of the German National Library