Jakob Danzer
Jakob Danzer (baptized name: Joseph) (born March 4, 1743 in Lengenfeld , † September 4, 1796 in Buchau , Württemberg) was a Catholic moral theologian . After studying theology, the farmer's son Danzer entered the Benedictine Abbey of Isny , where he first became a priest in 1767 , then a monastery librarian. In 1777 he became a lecturer for dogmatics , in 1785 a call from the University of Salzburg followed , where Danzer first taught dogmatics, then moral and pastoral theology and was dean of the theological faculty.
In his writings, including the “Instructions for Christian Morals”, Danzer showed himself to be a supporter of the Enlightenment . As an enlightener , rationalist and member of the Illuminati order , Danzer was suspended from teaching in 1792 because of his "not undisputed moral reputation" and became world priest . Danzer initially lived in Linz and became canon in Buchau am Federsee in 1795 , where he died in 1796.
literature
- Hermann Tüchle : Danzer, Jakob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 514 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Werner: Danzer, Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 754 f.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Jakob Danzer. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1222-1223.
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| SURNAME | Danzer, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic moral theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1743 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lengenfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th September 1796 |
| Place of death | Bad Buchau , Württemberg |