Johann Baptist Westermayr
Johann Baptist Westermayr (born February 11, 1884 in Prittlbach (today's Hebertshausen parish ), † November 22, 1950 in Freising ) was a German Roman Catholic priest, educator and university professor .
Life
After studying theology and philosophy, Johann Baptist Westermayr was ordained a priest in 1908 by Archbishop von Stein . He then worked as a coadjutor in Tegernsee, as a prefect and a von Heckenstaller scholarship holder in the Archbishop's clerical seminar in Freising. From 1912 he worked as a spiritual director in the Servitinnenkloster and catechist in Munich. In 1919 Westermayr received his doctorate in education (Dr. Phil.) From Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In 1921 he became the ducal Albertine benefit administrator at Sankt Stephan in Munich. Then he was chairman of the Herzogspitalkirche in Munich. In the same year he switched to the Archbishop's Clerical Seminary in Freising as Subregens , and from 1932 he took over the management there as Regens.
From 1945 Westermayr took on the role of professor of education at the Philosophical-Theological University of Freising , and from 1946 there that of a full professor of education. In 1950 he was prorector of the PTH Freising. In addition, he was Synondalexaminator of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
Honors
- (1932) Papal secret chamberlain
- (1939) Archbishop's clergy council
Fonts (in selection)
- Studies on history lessons with special consideration of female secondary schools (= yearbook of the Association for Christian Educational Sciences , Volume 11/12), Kösel, Kempten, Munich 1920 (also university publication Munich, Phil. Diss., 1919).
- Catholic religious instruction at the upper level of elementary school. Methodical introduction , Verlag J. Kösel & F. Pustet, Munich 1927.
- Fatalism in psychological interpretation and pastoral evaluation , Archbishop Ordinariat, Munich 1943.
- Joseph Göttler (author), Johann Baptist Westermayr (revision and expansion): System der Pädagogik , 7th edition, Kösel, Munich, Kempten 1947.
- Paths to children and people. Contributions to the psychology of Catholic religious education and pastoral care , Gregorius-Verlag, Regensburg 1948.
- Why we understand each other so little. A contribution to the psychology of interpersonal understanding (= Small Pilgrim Series, Issue 4), Pilger-Verlag, Speyer 1950.
Sources and literature on Westermayr
- Schematism of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising for 1933 (as of January 15, 1933), Munich undated [1933], pp. XV, XVIII, 17, 234, 313.
- Schematism of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising for 1950 (as of January 1, 1950), Munich undated [1950], pp. XIX, XVII, XXXI, 217.
- Franz Xaver Kronberger , Chronicle of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising for the years 1945–1995 , Munich 1997, p. 226.
- Johannes Madey : Westermayr, Johann Baptist. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 1534.
Footnotes
- ↑ The reason for this benefit was as follows: The Bavarian Duke Albrecht V the Magnanimous (sometimes also called Albert) had founded a benefit in 1579, shortly before his death, according to which a young priest would otherwise dedicate himself to his studies thanks to this income could, every Sunday, Monday and Friday a St. Had to read mass for the salvation of the duke's soul . See Ernest Geiß: History of the parish of St. Peter in Munich . Königlicher Central-Schulbücher-Verlag, Munich 1867, p. 177.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westermayr, Johann Baptist |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German priest, Catholic theologian (religious educator), educator and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prittlbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1950 |
| Place of death | Freising |