Franz Xaver von Hornstein
Franz Xaver von Hornstein (born June 4, 1892 in Pruntrut ; † June 30, 1980 in Basel ) was a Swiss Catholic clergyman, pastoral theologian and university professor .
Life
Franz Xaver von Hornstein was the son of the lawyer Charles von Hornstein and his wife Sophie Thérèse (née Cantin).
He enrolled at the University of Freiburg and studied philosophy and theology . In 1918 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the mystics of the 14th century.
In 1919 he was ordained a priest and became vicar of the Church of St. Joseph in Basel. From 1927 to 1942 he was the first pastor of the then new and the first pure concrete church in Switzerland to be built, Antoniuskirche in Basel. In the early years, the building was mockingly referred to as the soul silo . During this time, from 1937 to 1942, he was also dean of the Basel-Stadt chapter .
In 1942 he was appointed professor of pastoral theology at the University of Freiburg; from 1944 to 1945 he was dean of the theological faculty and from 1960 to 1962 rector of the university.
In 1945 he founded, together with Pius Emmenegger , the magazine Anima (since 1966 as Diakonia ), which sought a stronger link between pastoral theology and psychology , depth psychology and human sciences ; the magazine merged in 1970 with the magazine Der Seelsorger to Diakonia / Der Seelsorger. International magazine for practical theology (1972 name changed to Diakonia . International magazine for the practice of the church ).
Awards and honors
- In 1940 Franz Xaver von Hornstein was awarded the title of Papal Secret Chamberlain .
- In 1957 he was appointed papal house prelate .
Fonts (selection)
- Les grands Mystiques allemands du XIVe siècle Eckart, Tauler, Suso . 1918.
- The way of the cross of our Lord and Savior . Basel: Parish Office St. Anton, 1934.
- St. Antonius - Basel . Munich: Dreifaltigkeitsverlag, 1936.
- Essential pastoral care: Basics and time issues of effective pastoral care in the responsibility of the present . Lucerne: Rex-Verl., 1945.
- Jean-Pierre de Caussade; Maximilian Roesle; Franz-Xaver von Hornstein; Peter Alto: Devotion to God's providence . Einsiedeln; Cologne: Benziger Verlag, 1945.
- Acquaintance and time of marriage. Olten: Walter, 1950.
- Franz-Xaver von Hornstein; Adolf Faller ; Franz von Streng: Vida sexual sana . Madrid Barcelona Ed. Daimon 1951.
- Friedrich Dessauer ; Franz-Xaver von Hornstein: Soul under the spell of technology . Freiburg i. Br. Olten 1952.
- From the fear of our time . Frankfurt a / M .: J. Knecht, 1954.
- Franz Xaver von Hornstein; Adolf Faller: Healthy sex life: manual for marriage questions . Olten: Walter-Verl, 1955.
- Marie Rüttimann; Johanna Haups; Margrit Niggli-Reich; Franz-Xaver von Hornstein: Moral and modern: mature youth, sexual problems . Lucerne: Swiss. Cathol. Women's Association, 1957.
- Franz-Xaver von Hornstein; Adolf Faller: You and I: A manual on love, gender and married life . Freiburg im Breisgau: Walter, 1963.
- Franz Xaver von Hornstein; Josef Rudin : Religion and Experience . Olten, Freiburg i. Br. Walter (1963)
Web links
- Victor Conzemius: Franz Xaver von Hornstein. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ History | Diakonia. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hornstein, Franz Xaver von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hornstein, Franz-Xaver von; Hornstein, X. of; Hornstein, Xavier von; Hornstein, François-Xavier de; Hornstein, Xaver von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Catholic clergyman, patoral theologian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pruntrut |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1980 |
| Place of death | Basel |