Franz Gehrig

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Franz Gehrig (born April 18, 1915 in Mannheim ; † April 12, 2012 in Königheim ) was a Catholic priest and homeland researcher.

Life

Franz Gehrig grew up with his siblings in Gissigheim . He wanted to be a pastor from a young age. After 1939 after studying Catholic theology in Freiburg and Würzburg the priest was ordained, he worked more than 70 years "in the Lord's vineyard." During the Second World War Gehrig was used as a medical officer and was seriously wounded. After serving as chaplain in Wilflingen / Hohenzollern in 1945 and in Ladenburg in 1948 , the pastor took on responsibility for the parish of Wenkheim for a year as parish administrator in 1952. Then he went to Elsenz near Eppingen . From 1953 until his retirement he was parish priest in Elsenz. After his retirement in 1980, Pastor Gehrig moved back home. There, too, he was still a “pastor within reach” for the believers and took over numerous services.

Working for home history

His passion was home history. Research into local and church chronicles was also based on the conviction that knowledge of history is important for the present and the future. He was known in the region and beyond as a translator of medieval Latin. With patience and meticulousness, he rummaged through the archives and libraries, and gathered information. He wrote various homeland books and historical essays about the Kraichgau and his homeland Tauberfranken and published articles from his research in scientific periodicals, homeland papers and newspapers. Pastor Gehrig had also made a name for himself in genealogy and heraldry. His work is a contribution to the history of the Kraichgau as well as to the history of the Taubertal and the Electoral Palatinate . He set up a local museum in Elsenz and Gissigheim. The work of the clergyman has been recognized with numerous awards:

Honors

Works

  • Village and parish - Elsenz , 1960
  • Hilsbach, Chronicle of the highest town in Kraichgau , 1979
  • with Helmut Kappler: Königheim - old market town and wine town . Self-published by the municipality of Königheim, (1985).
  • Gissigheim in the Baden Franconian region . Self-published by the community of Gissigheim, 1969.
  • The Kreuzhölzle: Chapel - Way of the Cross - Pilgrimage to Dittwar; today: Tauberbischofsheim-Dittwar , parish of St. Laurentius, Dittwar 1982.
  • with Otto Haberkorn: 1200 years of Pülfringen 788–1988 . Self-published by the municipality of Königheim, (1988)
  • Courtstetten in the upper Erftal , 1994
  • with Hermann Müller: Tauberbischofsheim . Association of Tauberfränkische Heimatfreunde e. V., Tauberbischofsheim 1997

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Fränkische Nachrichten: Tirelessly in pastoral care and local research . April 14, 2012. Online at fnweb.de. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  2. ^ A b Heimatverein Elsenz: Franz Gehrig: Obituary of the Heimatverein Elsenz . Online at heimatverein-elsenz.de. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Fränkische Nachrichten: Franz Gehrig celebrated his 95th birthday . April 20, 2010. Online at fnweb.de. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ Information from the Federal President's Office
personal data
SURNAME Gehrig, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic priest and homeland researcher
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 2012
Place of death Koenigheim