Franz Joseph von Stein

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Franz Joseph von Stein (1897)
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Franz Joseph von Stein (born April 4, 1832 in Amorbach as Franz Joseph Stein , † May 4, 1909 in Munich ) was a German moral and pastoral theologian and Bishop of Würzburg from 1879 to 1898 and Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1897 to 1909 .

Origin and career

Franz Joseph Stein studied theology and philosophy in Würzburg with the support of Prince Karl zu Leiningen . He was ordained a priest on August 10, 1855. Afterwards he was chaplain in various parishes in Lower Franconia for several years . In 1859 he received his doctorate in theology from the theological faculty of the University of Würzburg on the basis of a thesis on Eusebius of Caesarea . A year later he got a position as a religion and history teacher at the Latin school in Würzburg. During this time he was able to devote himself to intensive scientific studies, especially in the ancient Near Eastern languages, in order to qualify for exegesis in the Old Testament. In 1865 he was appointed associate professor and in 1871 full professor for moral and pastoral theology at the University of Würzburg.

Bishop of Würzburg and Archbishop of Munich and Freising

Without consulting the Curia, on August 26, 1876 , at the suggestion of Minister Lutz , King Ludwig II appointed the prior of the Würzburg Carmelite monastery, Ambrosius Käß (1815–1890), to succeed the surprisingly deceased Bishop Johann Valentin von Reissmann . Pope Pius IX refused to give his consent, since Käß had spoken out publicly before the First Vatican Council against the dogmatic definition of papal infallibility. After Käß realized that Pope Leo XIII. would not accept his appointment, he asked the king to withdraw his appointment. Minister Lutz had dropped his previous candidate in order to pave the way for a solution. Again, without consulting the curia, King Franz Joseph Stein decided on October 22, 1878. Despite reservations, he had the approval of the Pope and Friedrich von Schreiber , the Archbishop of Bamberg , donated him episcopal ordination on May 18, 1879 . In the same year he was raised to the Bavarian nobility. In 1897 he was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising by the King. Bishop Stein died in office in 1909 and was buried in the Frauenkirche. During his tenure as bishop in the dioceses mentioned, Stein devoted himself above all to the scientific training of the clergy and to building churches. On the part of the curia and supporters of the ultramontane direction of German Catholicism, Stein was referred to as a "state bishop" due to his pro-government behavior, for example in the dispute over the church parish order or on the occasion of the affair about the Munich theology professor Joseph Schnitzer . Von Stein was the last holder of the Munich bishopric who was not appointed cardinal .

He had a lifelong friendship with the Speyer bishop Joseph Georg von Ehrler , who had studied with him. Both also took the same line in church politics.

Badge of honor

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Weiss : The Catholic Church in the 19th Century. In: Ulrich Wagner (ed.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 430-449 and 1303, here: pp. 445 f.
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Weiß (2007), p. 445.
  3. ↑ Wolfgang Weiß (2007), p. 446.
  4. ^ Sybille Grübel: Timeline of the history of the city from 1814-2006. In: Ulrich Wagner (ed.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 1225-1247; here: p. 1231.
  5. ↑ Wolfgang Weiß (2007), p. 446.
  6. ^ Museum Dynasticum. Vol. 21 (2009), no. 2.
predecessor Office successor
Anthony of Thoma COA archbishop DE Stein Franz Joseph.pngArchbishop of Munich-Freising
1897–1909 		Francis Cardinal von Bettinger
personal data
SURNAME Stein, Franz Joseph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stein, Franz Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION German clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Amorbach
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1909
PLACE OF DEATH Munich