Henriette Brey

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Henriette Brey ( pseudonym : Enrica van Bree , born November 15, 1875 as Maria Henriette Brey in Capellen near Geldern ; † May 27, 1953 in Ramersdorf near Bonn ) was a German writer .

Life

Brey came from a Catholic family; she was the fourth of fifteen children to be a decorative painter . In the first year of life she developed bone tuberculosis ; this disease shaped her entire life. From 1880 to 1887 she attended elementary school in Capellen and from 1887 to 1891 a boarding school in Gangelt ( Heinsberg district ); During this time she was operated on several times. Brey intended to become a teacher ; In 1891 she had to break off the entrance exam at the teachers' college in Xanten because of the onset of paralysis and new operations.

Brey stayed in her parents' house again in the following years, where she devoted herself to reading, painting and writing. From 1894 onwards the first literary works appeared which she had to dictate because of her disability; The first book was published in 1912. From 1915 Henriette Brey lived with two of her sisters in Oberhausen , from 1916 in Rheinhausen and from the early twenties in Elberfeld . Further longer stays in hospital followed: she was treated in the Marienhospital in Duisburg-Hochfeld until 1921 and in the St. Josef Hospital in Wuppertal-Elberfeld from 1921 to 1943 . After her health had deteriorated significantly in 1922, there was an improvement in 1934, so that Brey was able to walk again with the help of a corset and was even able to take some trips. In 1940 she had to undergo several operations again because of a laryngitis . In 1943, after the heavy air raid on Wuppertal-Barmen , she fled with the help of her family via Filsen am Rhein and Waldbröl to Oberpleis . From 1951 she lived in Wuppertal again . After her health deteriorated dramatically in 1953, she was cared for in the Sacred Heart Monastery of the Franciscan Sisters in Ramersdorf near Bonn , where we also died. Henriette Brey was buried in Wuppertal-Sonnborn .

Brey was the author of novels , short stories, and spiritual writings that were strongly influenced by her Catholic piety. In 1936 she received the papal order " Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice ", in 1953 she was awarded an honorary salary by the Ministry of Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia . Your estate is in the Geldern City Archives .

Works

  • "A frost fell ..." , Kevelaer 1912
  • When he died ... and other short stories , Einsiedeln [u. a.] 1913
  • The holy fire , Cologne [u. a.] 1913
  • Between two worlds , Wiesbaden 1914
  • From my loneliness , M. Gladbach 1916
  • The half-fool , Einsiedeln [u. a.] 1916
  • Shining days , Kempen (Rh.) 1916
  • Brave Heroes , Kevelaer 1917
  • "You are my brother!" , Einsiedeln [u. a.] 1918
  • Welcome home! , Paderborn 1918
  • Lichtträger , Paderborn 1920
  • Your soldier , Limburg adL 1921
  • White wreath and host luster , Kevelaer 1921
  • Frauenland , Einsiedeln 1922
  • Sonnenfunken , Kevelaer 1922
  • Veteran Peters , Limburg ad Lahn 1922
  • When it gets dark in the soul , Freiburg i. Br. 1922
  • The damsel , Elberfeld 1923
  • Joseph Ben David, the Faithful , Cologne 1923
  • The light of the world , Elberfeld 1923
  • Only the hem of his robe ... , Elberfeld 1923
  • The one from Heidehof , Elberfeld 1923
  • A frost fell , Elberfeld 1924
  • The golden harp , Elberfeld 1924
  • The Heath Vicar , Cologne 1924
  • The Kreuzhof and other folk stories , Wiesbaden 1924
  • Maria walks across the heath , Elberfeld 1924
  • The stone heart , Elberfeld 1924
  • The dead valley , Elberfeld 1924,
  • From highs and lows , Elberfeld 1925
  • Leaves in the wind , Elberfeld 1925
  • The bridal veil , Elberfeld 1925
  • The king's call , Leutesdorf a. Rh. 1925
  • The wave of life in Elberfeld 1925
  • Of Eternal Love , Freiburg 1925
  • The blue hour , Hildesheim 1926
  • Gestalten , Elberfeld 1926
  • Heidezauber , Elberfeld 1926
  • Heartbeats , Elberfeld 1926
  • In the white wreath , Kevelaer 1926
  • Magnolia blossom , Elberfeld 1926
  • White flowers , Wiesbaden 1926
  • Holy Spring , Wiesbaden 1927
  • A spruce tree stands lonely , Paderborn 1931
  • The yellow leaf , Hildesheim 1931
  • "If I forget your ..." , Bonn a. Rh. 1931
  • Maria walks across the heather. The blue star mantle , Elberfeld 1932
  • Heide and Heidemenschen , Paderborn 1933
  • Blood from Centuries , Berlin 1935
  • I wait for your help , M. Gladbach 1935
  • Come to my heart , Kevelaer 1935
  • The deep Bronnen , Dülmen 1935
  • Maria walks through the world , Innsbruck [u. a.] 1938
  • Searching with the soul! , Waldsassen 1938
  • The Herrenhofer , Wiebelskirchen 1939
  • The road was long , Kempen 1940
  • Frost im Lenz , Kolmar 1941
  • Breeda Castle , Darmstadt 1941
  • Heart in maturity , Augsburg 1952

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personal data
SURNAME Brey, Henriette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Enrica van Bree
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Chapels
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1953
Place of death Ramersdorf