Ida Lüthold-Minder
Ida Lüthold-Minder (born February 18, 1902 in Flühli , † April 22, 1986 in Unterägeri ) was a Catholic writer from Switzerland .
Life
Ida Minder attended primary and secondary schools in Lucerne , Alpnach and Sarnen and in 1920 acquired a teaching certificate at the seminar for teachers of the Sisters of the Holy Cross in Menzingen . In the following years she taught in Brülisau and Zermatt . In 1927 she married the lawyer Albert Lüthold. It was only after his death in 1963 that Lüthold-Minder began to work as a writer. In her extensive work she mainly took on religious and Catholic topics. It includes 31 novels, biographies, children's books and non-fiction books. She was a follower of the angel work .
Their biographies of the Swiss Niklaus von Flüe and Niklaus Wolf and the Austrian Engelwerk founder Gabriele Bitterlich became well known . The richly illustrated large volume “Helvetia Mariana” is her life's work.
Since 1933 she lived in the village of Sachseln , from 1963 mainly in Flüeli-Ranft .
Works (selection)
- Led by God - Mother Gabriele Bitterlich 1896–1978 . Verlag Guardian Angel Brotherhood , Innsbruck 1978, ISBN 3-265-77548-8 .
- Helvetia Mariana: the Marian places of grace in Switzerland. Christiana-Verlag, Stein am Rhein 1979, ISBN 3-7171-0746-1 .
- Enlightened layman. Niklaus Wolf von Rippertschwand (1756-1832) , Miriam-Verlag, Jestetten 1995, ISBN 3-87449-252-4 .
- The power of prayer. Life and work of Niklaus Wolf von Rippertschwand , Miriam-Verlag, Jestetten 1995, ISBN 3-87449-253-2 .
- Brother Klaus: miracles and adoration. Miriam-Verlag, Jestetten 1996, ISBN 978-3-87449-254-6 .
Awards
- Heinrich Federer Foundation: Recognition award 1972 in the form of a golden thaler.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ida Lüthold-Minder in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ida Lüthold-Minder on portraitarchiv.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruno Stephan Scherer (ed.): Central Swiss writer. Texts and Lexicon. Raeber, Luzern and Stuttgart 1977, p. 342 f.
- ↑ Ulrich Suter: Literary Central Switzerland . Albert Koechlin Foundation AKS, Lucerne 2011, ISBN 978-3-905446-13-5 , p. 484. (The entry is not free from errors: wrong canton information at place of birth, wrong place of death.)
- ^ Obituary in: Obwaldner Wochenblatt of June 13, 1986, p. 43
- ↑ Obwalden. Art prizes 1972. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from January 9, 1973
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lüthold-Minder, Ida |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Minder, Ida (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Catholic writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flühli |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1986 |
| Place of death | Unterägeri |