Franz Xaver Huber (Carmelite)
Franz Xaver Huber (born July 23, 1819 in Kirchreit , † October 4, 1888 in Hoboken , New Jersey ) was a Roman Catholic priest and Carmelite . Together with his brother Cyrill Knoll , he brought his order to the United States of America.
Life
Franz Xaver Huber (Taufnahme Joseph) entered the Carmelite Monastery of Straubing on February 24, 1844 as a Lain brother candidate and made his profession on September 16, 1845 . Against church law provisions he was in on 16 July 1847 Regensburg the priesthood . The resulting censorship had to be officially lifted.
From October 1857 to April 1861 he was involved in the attempt to found a monastery in Hungary . From October 1861 to February 1863 he was a pastor at the pilgrimage church in Sossau .
Emigrated to America with Father Cyrill Knoll in May 1864. The tour company landed in New York on May 22nd. After a short stay and long stay in Louisville , Kentucky, the two Carmelites went to Kansas and accepted a parish in Leavenworth . This began with the Carmel foundations, which formed the basis for the later order province of the Purest Heart of Mary .
Franz Xaver Huber died in Hoboken on October 4, 1888.
literature
- Adalbert Decker: Karmel in Straubing, 600 years. Anniversary chronicle 1368–1968. Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome 1968, pp. 328-330 ( Textus et Studia Historica Carmelitana 8, ISSN 0394-7793 ).
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| SURNAME | Huber, Franz Xaver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huber, Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Carmelite |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Church riding |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 1888 |
| Place of death | Hoboken , New Jersey |