Johann Mayr (theologian)

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Johann Mayr (born May 20, 1923 in Kurtatsch ; † January 2, 2017 in Brixen ) was a South Tyrolean theologian and Roman Catholic clergyman .

Life

Mayr was born on a farm in Kurtatsch. After primary school he first attended the Johanneum in Dorf Tirol near Meran . In 1940 he moved with his Optanten family to North Tyrol , where he switched to the Realgymnasium in Stams . After three years as a soldier and in captivity , he entered the Trento seminary in 1945 . There he was ordained a priest on June 29, 1949 after completing his training . Then he was a cooperator in Girlan and from 1950 to 1952 prefect at the Johanneum. Between 1952 and 1957 he worked as a cooperator in Neumarkt and Klausen . From 1957 Mayr studied theology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In 1963 he was in the dogmatists Michael Schmaus to Dr. theol. PhD . He then worked as an editor for the daily newspaper Dolomiten in Bozen .

From 1964 to 1975 Mayr Regens was at the seminary in Brixen , from 1964 to 1993 professor for liturgical science at the Philosophical-Theological University there . In 1975 he was appointed canon and member of the cathedral chapter at Brixner Cathedral . In 1998 he retired.

Mayr published some books.

Fonts

  • Honoré Tournely's ecclesiology . Ludgerus-Verlag Hubert Wingen, Essen 1964
  • They live among us: the saints and blessed of the Diocese of Bozen-Brixen . A. Weger, Brixen 1984, ISBN 88-85831-13-3
  • At the end there is Elisabeth . A. Weger, Brixen 1986, ISBN 88-85831-01-X
  • Live once without a watch . A. Weger, Brixen 1991, ISBN 88-85831-24-9
  • Bishop Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer (1777–1860). A picture of time and life . Athesia, Bozen 1998, ISBN 88-70149-74-9
  • Nineteen short stories . Athesia, Bozen 2003, ISBN 88-82662-25-X
  • Crooked and straight paths: Memories of life . A. Weger, Brixen 2005, ISBN 88-88910-24-7

literature

  • Canon em. Johann Mayr . In: Dolomiten , January 3, 2017, p. 12
  • Honorable memory of Canon Prof. Johann Mayr . In: Dolomites , January 19, 2017, p. 8

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Canon Johann Mayr died . ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Südtirol Online , January 2, 2017, accessed on January 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Books & Authors: Johann Mayr . Weger-Verlag, accessed on January 2, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Mayr, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian theologian and Roman Catholic clergyman (South Tyrol)
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Kurtatsch
DATE OF DEATH 2nd January 2017
Place of death Brixen