Franz Joseph Holzwarth
Franz Joseph Holzwarth (born December 21, 1826 in Schwäbisch Gmünd , † June 14, 1878 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German Catholic clergyman and author.
After attending grammar school in Ellwangen , he studied theology in Tübingen from 1845 to 1849. Ordained a priest on August 10, 1850, he was a chaplain in Ulm for some time , and from 1851–1857 repetition at the Tübingen Wilhelmsstift, where he also gave lectures on history and the history of literature. After he had undertaken a scientific trip to France with state support, he became parish curate in Cannstatt , and in 1862 pastor in Tannheim near Biberach . Later he was the tutor of the local young Count von Schaesberg . He came back sick from a trip to Italy with him. The last time he lived ailing in Freiburg.
In addition to a treatise "About the current state of the question about the age and origin of the Waldensian sects" in the Tübingen quarterly in 1854 and a work on the "Fall of the Netherlands" (2 volumes, 1865 ff.) Holzwarth has numerous popular, youth and edifying - and popular historical writings published, including: “Deutsche Legende. History of the Saints of the German People ”, 1861 (not completed); “Hours of Catholic prayer”, 1868 ff. (Calculated on 6 volumes, only 4 published); “Judgments of God on the Persecutors of the Church”, 1872 (5 booklets); "Letters about the h. Sacrifice of the Mass ”, 1873; "Julian the Apostate", 1874. From 1862 onwards, he edited several editions of the "Life of the Saints" by Andreas Räß and Nikolaus Weis. 1861–70 there were 17 volumes “Handbooks for the Priestly Life”, edited by several clergymen, edited by Holzwarth. In 1876 he began to publish a “General World History for the Catholic People” calculated on 6–7 volumes; but he died before the completion of the third volume.
literature
- Franz Heinrich Reusch : Holzwarth, Franz Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 34.
- EAM: Outstanding historian from Schwäbisch Gmünd. Franz Joseph Holzwarth on the trail of the Hohenstaufen in Italy . In: Heimat im Stauferland 1962 No. 6
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzwarth, Franz Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1878 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |