Georg Joseph Götz

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Georg Joseph Götz

Georg Joseph Götz (born January 17, 1802 in Burglengenfeld , Upper Palatinate , † January 3, 1871 in Würzburg ) was a Catholic priest , cathedral capitular of the diocese of Würzburg and member of the Bavarian state parliament in Munich .

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Born in Burglengenfeld in Upper Palatinate, Georg Joseph Götz graduated from (today's) Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich in 1821 , then attended the University of Landshut and in 1824 entered the Episcopal seminary in Regensburg ; on May 1, 1825, he was ordained a priest in Regensburg.

After two years as a chaplain in Sallern and Eilsbrunn , he was appointed as a study teacher at the Latin school in Ingolstadt . Götz stayed in this office for five years and it was here that he wrote his first work, “Guide to Bavarian History” . In 1832 he became pastor of Etterzhausen , in 1834 of Gnadenberg (belonging to Berg near Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate ). In the so-called Prussian mixed marriages dispute he appeared in journalism and defended the Catholic position.

His writings caught the attention of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who appointed Georg Joseph Götz as cathedral capitular in Würzburg in 1840 . From 1843 to 1859 he was also cathedral pastor there, and in 1848/1849 he was one of the founders of the Pius societies in Franconia. In 1851 he was awarded the Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of St. Michael , on November 12, 1859 he was appointed Dean of the Würzburg Cathedral , and in 1865 official of the diocese. From 1856 to 1858 Götz was a member of the Bavarian state parliament for the constituency of Aschaffenburg . When the Bavarian Patriot Party was formed in 1869 , he was one of the well-known supporters of the new foundation. His last nationwide appearance was in November 1870, as a preacher at the Bavarian people's pilgrimage to the grave of St. Heinrich in Bamberg . Soon afterwards the priest became seriously ill and died of a heart condition on January 3, 1871. According to the death pictures, he lived and died in the Würzburg Palais Marmelstein , Domerschulgasse 2 (today episcopal ordinariate).

Georg Joseph Götz wrote several historical and a large number of religious books. Many of his sermons appeared in print.

Works (selection)

  • Guide to Bavarian History ( how to find it ).
  • Overview of the main moments in the history of the city of Ingolstadt , 1828 (complete scan of the book ).
  • To defend the Catholic Church against the Royal Prussian Religion , 1839 (complete scan of the book ).
  • The next episode of the Cologne event , 1839 (complete scan of the book ).
  • Baron von Wiesau or mixed marriage , 1839.
  • Funeral speech on the sad death of Her Majesty the Queen-Widow Karoline von Bayern , 1841 (complete scan ).
  • Viktorine, or the Power of Faith , 1842.
  • Jesus in the desert and on Golgotha (six fasting sermons), 1843 (complete scan of the book )
  • Protestantism in its deepest humiliation: A shout to Germany's Protestants , 1844 (complete scan of the book ).
  • Jesus and his contemporaries (six fasting sermons), 1846 (complete scan of the book ).
  • Stand speech at the solemn restoration of the image of Mary on the top of the tower of the Marienkapelle in Würzburg on July 2nd, 1857 (complete scan ).
  • Funeral speech at the first solemn spiritual service for former Sr. Majesty Maximilian II, King of Bavaria, in the Würzburg Cathedral , 1864 (complete scan ).

literature

  • Catholic Germany, represented by its spokesmen. Portraits of outstanding Catholics in collotype with short descriptions of their characters and lives , Verlag Leo Woerl, Würzburg, August 1878.
  • Joseph Kehrein : Biographischliterarisches Lexikon the Catholic German poets, folk and youth writers in the 19th century , Volume 1, Verlag Leo Woerl, Würzburg, 1878, page 120 ( scan from the source ).
  • The legacies in the German archives: (with additions from other holdings) , Schriften des Bundesarchivs, Volume 1 of the directory of the written legacies in German archives and libraries , Oldenbourg Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3764618167 , page 773 ( scan from the source ).

Web links

Commons : Georg Joseph Götz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , 4 vol., Munich 1970–1976; Vol. 3, p. 254.
  2. ↑ Website on the Marmelstein Palace in Würzburg
personal data
SURNAME Götz, Georg Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German priest, cathedral capitular and Bavarian member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Burglengenfeld
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1871
Place of death Wurzburg