Gall Morel
Gall Morel (actually Benedikt Morel ; born March 24, 1803 in St. Fiden , † December 16, 1872 in Einsiedeln ) was a religious priest in the Benedictine monastery in Einsiedeln . Professionally, he worked as a teacher and librarian. His merit is the expansion of the existing monastery library by 27,000 books and manuscripts. He gave u. a. also the flowing light of the deity from Mechthild von Magdeburg .
Works
- Three times «Der Franzos im Ybrig». Chärnehus cultural association, Einsiedeln 1992.
literature
- Franz Xaver Bishop: Morel, Gall. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Benno Kühne: P. Gall Morel. A monk's life from the XIX. Century. Benziger, Einsiedeln 1875 ( digitized ; review: P. Gall Morel's biography (anonymous) in: Historisch -politische Blätter für das Catholic Deutschland . Vol. 76 (1875), pp. 559-578, digitized ).
- Gabriel Meier: Gall Morel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 220-222.
- Markus Ries: Morel, Gall. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 96 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Wikisource: Gall Morel - Sources and full texts
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morel, Gall |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morel, Benedikt (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss philologist, theologian, religious priest, librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Fiden |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1872 |
| Place of death | Einsiedeln |