Johannes Haw
Johannes Baptista Maria Haw (born May 26, 1871 in Schweich on the Moselle, † October 28, 1949 in Leutesdorf ) was the founder of the Johannesbund Leutesdorf and founder of the religious orders of the Johannessisters of Maria Königin and the missionaries of St. John the Baptist .
Johannes Haw studied theology at the seminary in Trier and was ordained a priest on March 30, 1895 in Trier Cathedral by Bishop Michael Felix Korum . He was chaplain in the parish Liebfrauen in Koblenz , parish vicar in Holz / Saar and later pastor in Wintersdorf an der Sauer.
He became one of the leading figures in the anti-alcohol and temperance movement in Germany. The bishop appointed him to the diocese commissioner of the temperance union with the office in Trier. Shortly afterwards Johannes Haw became the leader of this movement for all of Germany.
In 1912 he went to Leutesdorf and bought a house there for groups of alcohol addicts and those at risk. The foundation of the "Johannesbund" took place on October 15, 1919. This resulted in two religious orders: the religious order of the St. John sisters of Maria Königin and the community of missionaries of St. John the Baptist. Both are based in Leutesdorf. The members also live and work in Portugal , Mozambique (East Africa) and India .
The process of beatification of this priest and founder of religious orders has begun.
literature
- Stephan Berghoff, Father JMHaw. His life - his work . 1st edition 1950, 6th edition Trier 2009. ISBN 978-3-7902-2080-3 .
- Martin Persch : HAW, Johannes Maria. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 693-694.
- Werner Schönhofen: Father Johannes Maria Haw. Curriculum vitae of the founder of the order and his work in Leutesdorf. In: Heimat-Jahrbuch Landkreis Neuwied 2012, ISBN 978-3-9814662-0-1 , pp. 284–289.
Web links
- Johannesbund
- Entry for Haw, Johannes Baptista Maria in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
- Vera Bokeloh, Johannes Maria Haw (1871–1949), founder of the Johannesbund , in: Rheinische Lebensbilder: http://www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de/persoenitäten/H/Seiten/JohannesMariaHaw.aspx (19-20-2013 )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haw, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haw, Johannes Baptista Maria (full name); Haw, Johannes Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman and founder of the order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Keep quiet |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1949 |
| Place of death | Leutesdorf |