Gervasius Jenamy
Gervasius Jenamy (born January 11, 1730 in Vienna , † July 31, 1806 in Linz ) was an Austrian Jesuit . His older brother Wilhelm Jenamy (1726–1784) was also a Jesuit.
Life
Gervase Jenamy was born in Vienna on 11 January 1730 and taught at the Jesuit Order of Leoben , Graz and Passau , before, after the abolition of the Jesuit order in 1773, rector of Linz was Jesuit seminary. In Linz he also appeared as the confessor of the Ursulines . In addition, he translated the work “Virginia, a beautiful Romanesque story” by Father Marin, which was published in Linz in two volumes, from French into German . Jenamy died on July 31, 1806 at the age of 76 in Linz; his brother had died over 22 years earlier.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Jenamy, Gervasius . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 10th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 162 f. ( Digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jenamy, Gervasius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Jesuit |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1806 |
| Place of death | Linz |