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Grave of Sister Maria Fidelis Weiß, Reutberg Monastery Church

Fidelis Weiß (born June 12, 1882 in Kempten as Eleonore Margarete Weiß ; † February 11, 1923 in Reutberg Monastery ) was a German Franciscan and mystic.

Live and act

Eleonore Margarete Weiß was born on June 12, 1882 in Kempten, the sixth child of Albertine and Carl Weiß. She grew up in a family of craftsmen with many children. Of the twelve children, seven died at an early age. Her Christian upbringing was particularly shaped by the piety of her mother.

After completing elementary school and women's labor school, she worked as a saleswoman for two years. In September 1900 she entered the Institute of the Poor School Sisters in Lenzfried and was prepared for later entry into the Reutberg Monastery . They were trained there in music , piano and organ and in handicrafts .

In 1902 Eleanor joined the Franciscan Sisters on Reutberg and received the religious name Fidelis . She made her solemn profession on June 21, 1904. Sister Fidelis worked as an organist and handicraft teacher for 20 years. Her exemplary religious life was characterized by a very intense prayer life. For many years she suffered in visions weekly on Thursday and Friday the sufferings of Jesus and on Saturday the pain of Mary. On Good Friday 1919 she experienced the last and highest stage of mystical prayer - the mystical marriage to Christ.

In the last years of her life she was often very sick. After months of suffering, she died on February 11, 1923 in Reutberg Monastery and was buried in the sisters' crypt.

Worship and beatification process

It was not until the day of her funeral that the mystical experiences of the gifted cloister sister became known through the sermon of her long-time soul guide, Johann Mühlbauer .

Soon the reputation of the holy sister spread and interest in her life grew. The first biography with the title Lieben und Leiden appeared as early as 1925.

In 1938, Michael Cardinal Faulhaber ceremoniously transferred her bones from the sisters' crypt to the monastery church. Her grave is still a place of prayer for many pilgrims to this day. The interest in Sister Fidelis is still active and lively at home and abroad.

The beatification process was initiated in 1936 and the episcopal information process in Rome was completed in 1977. The Apostolic Process, which opened in October 1982, was completed in October 2005 in Rome. On June 1, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI was her . awarded the heroic degree of virtue and thus awarded the title of Venerable Servant of God . Another recognized miracle is necessary for beatification .

literature

  • Angelus Zeilner OFM: M. Fidelis Weiss - Small Life Pictures No. 90, Munich 1935
  • Johann Mühlbauer: A mystical sacrificial soul of our time , Munich 1947
  • Johann Mühlbauer: Lieben und Leiden , 4th edition, Munich 1956
  • Johann Mühlbauer: Sister Fidelis von Reutberg , 4th edition, self-published by the Franciscan convent Reutberg, 1983
  • M. Angela Mayer: Virgo Fidelis , self-published by the Franciscan convent Reutberg, 1975
  • M. Angela Mayer: Reports and testimonies about her life , self-published by the Franciscan convent Reutberg, 1993
  • M. Angela Mayer: God's love is my happiness , self-published by the Franciscan convent Reutberg, 1982
  • Margaret M. Heavey: The Life of Sister Fidelis of Reutberg , 2nd edition, Altötting 1980
  • Gabriele Lautenschläger :  Weiss, Maria Fidelis. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 1458-1459.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ M. Angela Mayer Virgo Fidelis, 1975 self-published by the Franziskanerinnen Kloster Reutberg
  2. ↑ M. Angela Mayer reports and testimonies about her life, 1993 self-published by the Franciscan nuns monastery Reutberg, p. 52
  3. ↑ M. Angela Mayer reports and testimonies about her life, 1993 self-published by the Franciscan nuns monastery Reutberg, p. 106
  4. ^ Johann Mühlbauer Lieben und Leiden, 4th edition, 1956 Munich, pp. 90f
  5. ↑ M. Angela Mayer reports and testimonies about her life, 1993 self-published by the Franciscan nuns monastery Reutberg, p. 269
  6. ^ M. Angela Mayer: Virgo Fidelis , self-published by the Franziskanerinnenkloster Reutberg, 1975, p. 323.
  7. ↑ M. Angela Mayer: Virgo Fidelis , self-published by the Franziskanerinnenkloster Reutberg, 1975, p. 339.
  8. ^ Johann Mühlbauer: Lieben und Leiden , 4th edition, Munich 1956, p. 159.
  9. ↑ M. Angela Mayer: Reports and testimonies about her life , self-published by the Franciscan nunnery in Reutberg, 1993, p. 348.
  10. ↑ Edmund Dillinger: Prayer Novena Sister Fidelis , Reutberg Monastery 2006, p. 38
  11. ^ Joachim Schäfer: Maria Fidelis White. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. February 22, 2018, accessed September 6, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME White, Fidelis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES White, Eleanor Margarete
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Franciscan and mystic
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Kempten
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1923
Place of death Reutberg Monastery