Gebhard Spahr

Gebhard Spahr OSB (born November 15, 1913 in Konstanz , † December 19, 1986 in Weingarten ) was a German historian , art historian and religious priest of the Benedictines .

Life

Spahr joined the Weingarten Benedictine Abbey in 1934 . This was followed by studies in Konstanz, Bregenz- Mehrerau , Maria Laach , Beuron and Freiburg im Üechtland with a doctorate in philosophy and theology. The title of his dissertation was Die Reform im Kloster St. Gallen 1417–1442.

He has published articles in a number of magazines and publishers. His five-volume book on Oberschwäbische Barockstraße is an international standard work on ecclesiastical and secular baroque buildings in Oberschwaben .

Honors

• Lake Constance Literature Prize of the City of Überlingen, 1969
• Culture award from the cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten , 1978
• Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg , 1979
• Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1984

Fonts

• Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger's journey through Swabia and Bavaria in 1784 , 1964
• The Upper Swabian Baroque Street . Weingarten, Beerbaum, Biberacher publishing house printing
  • Volume 1: Ulm to Tettnang , 1977
  • Volume 2: Wangen to Ulm-Wiblingen , 1978
  • Volume 3: Leutkirch, Ottobeuren, Tannheim , 1979
  • Volume 4: Altshausen to Birnau , 1982
  • Volume 5: Überlingen to Reichenau , 1984
• with H.-J. Reiff and D. Hauffe: Ochsenhausen Monastery. History, art, present. Biberach 1985.
• Saint Magnus. Life, legend, worship . Kempten 1970.

Essays

• Die Reform im Kloster St. Gallen, 1417–1442 , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 75th year 1957, pp. 13–80 ( digitized version )
• Die Reform im Kloster St. Gallen, 1442–1457 , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 76th year 1958, pp. 1–62 ( digitized version )
• Heilig-Blut-Ritte zu Weingarten in the Baroque and Enlightenment period , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 89th year 1971, pp. 71-82 ( digitized )
• Joseph Gabler. Organ builder of Swabian Benedictine churches , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 91st year 1973, pp. 107–124 ( digitized version )
• Baroque clergy in the basilica of Weingarten. The theological program of church building , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 93rd year 1975, pp. 85–94 ( digitized version )
• Worries and joys in Württemberg communities on Lake Constance and in Upper Swabia during the first half of the 19th century , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 94th year 1976, pp. 139–166 ( digitized version )
• History of viticulture in the Lake Constance area , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 99/100. Born 1981_82, pp. 189–230 ( digitized version )
• Berg and Weingarten , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 103rd year 1985, pp. 75–92 (no digital copies available)

literature

• Karl Pellens: Gebhard Spahr †. November 15, 1913 to December 19, 1986. Faith and art in Upper Swabia . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings . 105th year 1987. pp. IX-XIII ( digitized version )
• Eugen Thurnher: Constance - Bregenz - Weingarten: Stations of a monastic and scientific life . In: Montfort , 32nd year 1980, pp. 61–64 ( digitized version ) - speech on the occasion of the award of the culture prize of the cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten

Web links

• Literature by and about Gebhard Spahr in the catalog of the German National Library
• Hugo Moser: Laudation to Gebhard Spahr on the award of the Bodensee Literature Prize 1969 (PDF; 1.1 MB)