Josef Reither (poet)

Josef Reither , also Reiter, Reitter, Reuter, Reutter (born January 8, 1750 in Weinberg ; † May 29, 1809 in St. Florian ), was an Austrian religious priest ( Augustinian canon ) and Christian lyric poet .

Life

At the age of 17, Josef Reither joined the St. Florian Monastery and thus the Congregation of the Austrian Augustinian Canons . In 1773 he was ordained a priest . Afterwards he was pastor in the parishes incorporated into the monastery . From 1775 on, he was also in charge of the monastery collections as curator .

Reither wrote numerous religious songs based on well-known melodies, as well as patriotic ones, which were published as single prints by Linz and Vienna publishers.

literature

Friedrich Buchmayr: Reither, Josef. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 20, Bautz, Nordhausen 2002, ISBN 3-88309-091-3 , Sp. 1206-1209. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Footnotes

^ Friedrich Kenner : The coin collection of the St. Florian monastery in Upper Austria in a selection of its most important pieces. Along with an introduction by Joseph Gaisberger on the history of the collection . Braumüller, Vienna 1871, p. XVI.

personal data
SURNAME	Reither, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reiter, Josef; Reuter, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian hymn poet and poet
DATE OF BIRTH	January 8, 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH	einberg (municipalities of Kefermarkt, Lasberg) , Upper Austria
DATE OF DEATH	May 29, 1809
Place of death	St. Florian

[1] Friedrich Kenner : The coin collection of the St. Florian monastery in Upper Austria in a selection of its most important pieces. Along with an introduction by Joseph Gaisberger on the history of the collection . Braumüller, Vienna 1871, p. XVI.