Hilde Firtel

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Hilde Firtel (* 1910 in Vienna ; † 1991 ) was an Austrian author, translator and composer.

Life

Hilde Firtel came from a Jewish family and converted to Catholicism. At first she wanted to be a musician and lived - due to the “ Anschluss of Austria ” to Hitler's Germany - in Italy and then in Great Britain, where she got to know the Legio Mariae . In 1945 she was able to go to Germany as a legionary envoy as a member of the United States Army and built the Legio Mariae there in all dioceses.

Publications

  • A girl conquers Africa. Edel Quinn , envoy of the Legion of Mary. Kanisius Verlag , Freiburg (Switzerland) 1955.
  • Envoy without a diplomatic passport. Adventure in the service of a great power. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1957.
  • "... because my husband wanted to become a priest." The life and work of Mater Cornelia Connelly. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1957.
  • Chamomile . The saint of the red cross. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1960.
  • Music of silence. Novel. Alsatia publishing house, Freiburg im Breisgau / Colmar 1961.
  • Apostle without stole. Lay Apostle Alfons Lambe, legionary envoy, 1932–1959. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1961.
  • Maria leads. The secret of the Legion of Mary. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1963.
  • Saint Rita of Cascia . The helper in hopeless cases. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1964, 2010, ISBN 978-3-942142-06-9 .
  • Saint Rita. Novena, prayers, spiritual pilgrimage. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1967.
  • Dorothea of ​​Montau . A German mystic. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1968.
  • One life for Christ. Frank Duff and the Legion of Mary. EOS-Verlag, St. Ottilien 1983, ISBN 3-88096-156-5 .
  • The greater love. The life of Gianna Beretta Molla . Rosary Atonement Crusade for World Peace, Vienna 1989.
  • Prayer for millions. P. Petrus Pavlicek, OFM. Rosary Atonement Crusade for Peace in the World, Vienna 1990.
  • Wonderful mother. Considerations for the month of May. 2nd revised edition, Legion Mariens - Senatus Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 1995.
  • Pastor Albert Perabo . 1885-1957. A change in love. 2nd edition, Legion Mariens - Senatus Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 1996.

Translations

  • Ludwig Maria Grignion von Montfort : The golden book of complete devotion to Maria. Complete new translation. Preface and introductory chapter by Rudolf Graber , Freiburg / Switzerland 1954.
  • Armando Zavatta: Twelve Years in the Soviet Paradise . Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1958.
  • Ludwig Maria Grignion von Montfort Letter to the Friends of the Cross. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1958.
  • Maria Ildefonsa Rigamonti: Messenger of the Holy Face. Sister Maria Pierina de Micheli. Translation from Italian. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1959.
  • Gine Victor: My friend Carlo. Translation from French. Alsatia Publishing House, Colmar 1960.
  • The spirit of the Legion of Mary. by Frank Duff. Translation from English. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1960.
  • Henriette Robitaillie: On purple steps. Translation from French. Alsatia Publishing House, Colmar 1960.
  • Bruno Saint-Hill: Pfiffi, the treasure hunter. Illustrations by Pierre Joubert , translated from French. Alsatia Publishing House, Colmar 1961.
  • Simone Commandeur: The shadows. Narrative. Illustration by Michel Gourlier. Spurbuch , Alsatia Publishing House, Colmar 1961.
  • Jean d'Izieu: Catherine. Novel. Illustrations by Pierre Joubert, Alsatia Verlag, Colmar 1961.
  • Michel Sicard: In the King's Footsteps. Translation from French, track book, Alsatia publishing house, Colmar 1961.
  • Dan Corby aka Arthur Catherall: Emergency light from the depths. Illustrations by Werner Kulle. Translation from English. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve i. W. 1963.
  • Frank Duff: Maria should rule. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1963.
  • Léon-Joseph Suenens : Mary in God's plan. Brief overview of ecclesiastical Mariology. Translation from French. Kanisius Verlag, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1963.
  • Mario Gozzini: The council, gateway to the world. With selected texts from the church teaching office. Translation from Italian. Kaffke, Bergen-Enkheim b. Frankfurt am Main 1963.
  • Dan Corby: Radar bearing from Wreck Hai. Illustrations by Werner Kulle. Translation from English. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve i. W. 1965.

Compositions

  • Three piano pieces: Elflein on the Heide , Im Zaubergarten , Herzentanz (“Dedicated to my dear father.” Christmas 1926).
  • Three piano pieces: Overture , Elegy , Danse Russe .
  • Five songs for soprano and chamber orchestra: Golden light , My soul is sick , Blooming jasmine , In the folds of my blue dress , The autumn wind .
  • Duet for soprano and alto with piano: In the bright summer nights.
  • Concerto for piano and orchestra.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ All of her compositions known to date can be found in the Frau und Musik archive in Frankfurt am Main, accessible via Archivs-Opac .
personal data
SURNAME Firtel, Hilda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian author, translator and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 1991