Johann Friedrich Ludwig Rothensee
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Rothensee (born April 27, 1759 in Nienstedt am Harz , † March 26, 1835 in Bruchsal ) was a German Roman Catholic theologian and clergyman .
Life
Rothensee studied theology and philosophy at the Josephinum in Hildesheim , which at that time had a university theological department, and at the University of Würzburg . In 1782 he was ordained a priest and then became professor of philosophy at the University of Hildesheim.
Rothensee went to Speyer in 1785 as vicar of the cathedral monastery and became court chaplain and a member of the ordinariate under Prince-Bishop August von Limburg-Stirum in Bruchsal. He also served in this office under his successor in office, Philipp Franz Wilderich Nepomuk Count von Walderdorf . After secularization , he became a member of the electoral church commission in 1805 and was appointed to the secret council of churches . In 1811 he was appointed director of the episcopal ordinariate, an office he held until the Archdiocese of Freiburg was established .
Works (selection)
- The old doctrine of the Lord's Supper illuminated by Catholic and non-Catholic testimonies of old and new times , Ritter, Zweibrücken 1827.
- The primacy of the Pope in all Christian centuries , 3 volumes, Kupferberg, Mainz 1836–1838.
literature
- Johann Friedrich von Schulte : Rothensee, Johann Friedrich Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 360.
- Johann Friedrich Ludwig Rothensee . In: Badische Biographieen , Part Two, Bassermann, Heidelberg 1875, p. 209.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Friedrich Ludwig Rothensee in the German Digital Library
- Rothensee, Johann Friedrich Ludwig on leo-bw.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rothensee, Johann Friedrich Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nienstedt am Harz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1835 |
| Place of death | Bruchsal |