Josef Kary

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Josef Kary (born August 6, 1913 in Durmersheim ; † February 26, 2012 in Rötenbach ) was a German Catholic clergyman.

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Josef Kary grew up in Durmersheim, his father died in the First World War . He studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Freiburg and Tübingen . Archbishop Conrad Gröber ordained him as a priest on March 27, 1938 in Freiburg. He worked as a vicar in Waldkirch , Oberbiederbach , Hornberg , Renchen and St. Georgen . During the Second World War he did military service with the mountain troops and was in captivity. After his return he became vicar in Bühl and Friedenweiler , and later a pastor in Langenrain . In 1957 he became pastor of the parish of St. Leodegar in Rötenbach. In 1991 he retired.

Since 1926 he was a member of the German Association for Bird Protection . As a hobby ornithologist , he gave over 3,000 slide shows. He kept many birds and ran a beekeeping in his 2,000 square meter garden.

Lady Chapel from 1953

Josef Kary, along with six other survivors, was rescued from a 220-man company on the Caucasus campaign . His brother Karl, who had studied theology in Prague and Innsbruck and then became a chaplain in Füssen, died in the campaign. Since Karl belonged to the Order of Missionaries of the Precious Blood , which had its seat in Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Josef had a Marienkapelle built in Vorarlberg in 1954 as thanks for his return home .

Fonts

  • Maria Bickesheim and the margraves of Baden. A contribution to the local history of Bickesheim-Durmersheim to commemorate the 900-year memory of the first documentary mention of the place Bickesheim in a letter from Emperor Heinrich IV. From 1065 to Abbot Samuel von Weißenburg . Self-published, Bickesheim 1965.

Honors

  • Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (July 7, 1986)
  • Honor plaque of the community of Friedenweiler (1988)
  • Appointment to the Spiritual Council (December 1988)
  • Josef-Kary-Weiher in Rötenbach and Kary-Stube in the Heimatmuseum Durmersheim (1988)
  • Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg (1991) for nature and environmental protection
  • Gold Medal of Honor from the German Nature Conservation Union for 80 years of membership (2005)
  • Honorary chairman of the Hochschwarzwald Mountain Hunters Association
  • Honorary member of the Comradeship of Former Soldiers
  • Bearer of the golden badge of honor of the mountain troops

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personal data
SURNAME Kary, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Durmersheim
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 2012
Place of death Rötenbach (Friedenweiler)