Guido Maria Dreves
Guido Maria Dreves (born October 27, 1854 in Hamburg , † June 1, 1909 in Mitwitz near Kronach (Upper Franconia)) was a German Jesuit , hymnologist and spiritual poet . He was the son of the notary and poet Lebrecht Blücher Dreves (1816–1870).
biography
Dreves already had contact with the Jesuits at school, as he attended the Stella Matutina grammar school in Feldkirch from 1861 . After completing his training, he immediately entered the Jesuit order in November 1869. He completed his novitiate in Gorheim and then studied at the Jesuit College in Münster , at the Ordenshaus in Blijenbeek Castle in the Netherlands and at the Jesuit College in Ditton-Hall in Shropshire (England). He devoted his research mainly to the medieval Latin hymn.
He is particularly important as the author and editor of Analecta hymnica medii aevi , the largest collection of medieval Latin poetry to date ( hymns , sequences , tropes , rhyming offices and psalteries ). Dreves searched libraries all over Europe with astonishing diligence for old manuscripts and cradle prints . From 1886 to 1926, 55 volumes of Analecta appeared , from volume 25 Clemens Blume was co-editor.
Works (selection)
- Voices through the spring (poems). 1881
- O Christ! A hymn book of sacred songs. 1885
- Analecta hymnica medii aevi. 55 volumes. 1886–1926 (Reprint: Minerva, Frankfurt am Main 1961; digital new edition : Rauner, Augsburg 2004–2005, access via national licenses )
- Aurelius Ambrosius, the father of church singing. A hymnological study. 1893 (reprinted by Grüner, Amsterdam 1968)
- Sword lilies. Legends and business of the High Teutonic Order. 1898
- A millennium in Latin hymn poetry. 1909 (2 vols., Published posthumously by Christian Blume)
The praise of God includes:
- Praise be to you, Lord Jesus Christ (375)
- A song of thanks be to the Lord (382)
- Says who is this one (531)
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Dreves, Guido Maria. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1380-1381.
- Rebecca Schmidt: Against the allure of novelty. Catholic restoration in the 19th century: Heinrich Bone, Joseph Mohr, Guido Maria Dreves (= Mainz hymnological studies. Vol. 15). Francke, Tübingen 2005, ISBN 3-7720-8073-1 (Zugl .: Mainz, Univ., Diss., 2002).
- Bruno Stäblein: Dreves, Guido Maria. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 116 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Guido Maria Dreves in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Guido Maria Dreves in the German Digital Library
- Guido Maria Dreves in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Works by and about Guido Maria Dreves at Open Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dreves, Guido Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Jesuit, hymnologist and spiritual poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1909 |
| Place of death | Mitwitz near Kronach (Upper Franconia) |