Franz Xaver Maßl
Franz Xaver Maßl (born December 8, 1800 in Straubing , † March 3, 1852 in Passau ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian .
Life
Maßl attended the Straubing High School and then went to the Regensburg Lyceum , where he began studying theology. In 1825 he was ordained a priest in Regensburg . After completing his training, he first became a preacher at the collegiate church of St. Jakob in 1828 and a religious teacher in Straubing, after which he was pastor in Hunderdorf from 1835 and in the same position briefly from 1843 in Cham .
Maßl moved to Passau in 1846. There he got the office of pastor of the parish church of St. Paul . There he obtained the office of dean and the office of district school inspector .
The Theological Faculty of the University of Prague awarded him an honorary doctorate . For his twenty-five year jubilee as a priest, Karl Schiedermayr dedicated a festival mass in D major for choir and orchestra to him.
Publications (selection)
- Declaration of the New Testament according to the h. Fathers and other interpreters and Catholic writers , 13 volumes, 1831–1850.
- Instructions in the Christian Catholic Religion , 5 volumes, 1853–1854.
- Extensive catechetical sermons , 5 volumes, 1855.
literature
- Franz Heinrich Reusch : Maßl, Franz Xaver . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 568 f.
- Hans-Michael Körner : Large Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 2 HO, Saur, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-598-11460-5 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maßl, Franz Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Straubing |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1852 |
| Place of death | Passau |