Heinrich Mohr (clergyman)

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Heinrich Mohr (born September 10, 1874 in Lauda , † June 20, 1951 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman and folk writer.

Life

Mohr attended the elementary school in Lauda from 1881 to 1887 and the Tauberbischofsheim grammar school from 1887 . After graduating from high school in 1893 and then studying theology in Freiburg , Mohr, who wanted to become a writer at an early age, first began a church career. He was ordained a priest on July 1, 1897 and was then vicar in Mosbach , Schwetzingen , Wiesental and Karlsruhe . In 1900 he became chaplain in Neusatzeck and in 1902 curate in Weitungen. From 1904 he lived as a freelance writer. In 1941, at the request of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland refused to allow him to enter Switzerland.

In 1927 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology. He died in Freiburg in 1951 and was buried in his hometown of Lauda. A street there is named after him.

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Mohr's work as an author was devoted to religious edification literature . With his writings, such as B. “The soul in the corner of God. Sunday booklet for simple people ”or“ The village in the sky sun ”he wanted to reach the common people and especially the rural population. During the First World War , collections of field sermons such as “Voice of Home”, “Lose Leaves for Home and Field” and writings such as “War turmoil from old times”, “God's fighters” and “Give peace” appeared in quick succession. These books were published in a particularly small format in order to have space in the soldiers' packs. In addition to his own homeland stories, Schwänken and religious texts, he also published adaptations of well-known folk works such as the Seven Swabians by Ludwig Aurbacher or the Güldenen Virtue Book by Friedrich Spee .

From 1903 Mohr published the "St. Lioba-Blatt" and from 1912 the "Dorfstube". Both were merged in 1931 under the title "Das Himmelreich". From 1929 Mohr was also the editor of “Das Kleinste Pfarrblatt - the organ of the local pastor”.

Fonts (selection)

  • The fool tree. German Schwänke from 4 centuries . Herder, Freiburg 1909 ( table of contents of the 5th edition from 1915 [PDF; 343 kB ; accessed on June 12, 2013]).
  • The village in the sky sun . Herder, Freiburg 1911.
  • The soul in the corner of God. Sunday booklet for simple people . Herder, Freiburg 1913.
  • The hero in wounds. Thoughts and prayers . Herder, Freiburg 1914 ( table of contents of the 2nd edition from 1915 [PDF; 74 kB ; accessed on June 12, 2013]).
  • God fighters. A spiritual war book . Kösel, Kempten / Munich 1916 ( table of contents [PDF; 209 kB ; accessed on June 12, 2013]).
  • The revenge of Mr. Ulrich and other stories . Herder, Freiburg 1918 ( Table of Contents [PDF; 40 kB ; accessed on June 12, 2013]).
  • Loyalty ring. Images of holy love from the Güldenen Virtue Book Friedrich Spees . Matthias Grünewald, Mainz 1923, DNB  577456121 .
  • The kingdom of heaven on earth. Sunday booklet for simple people . Herder, Freiburg 1926, DNB  576312533 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LEO-BW.de: Mohr, Heinrich , online at www.leo-bw.de, accessed on July 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ State Archive Basel-Stadt Signature: PD-REG 3a 33736 ( [1] )
personal data
SURNAME Mohr, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic clergyman and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Lauda
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1951
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau