Joseph Sprißler

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Joseph Sprißler (born March 6, 1795 in Inneringen ; † June 17, 1879 in Stetten near Hechingen ) was a Catholic clergyman and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly .

Life

Sprißler was the son of a half farmer, then from 1814 a half-pounder in Inneringen on the Swabian Alb.

From 1812 to 1818 Sprißler studied Catholic theology in Constance , Lucerne and Meersburg , and in 1818 he was ordained a priest . He held the office of pastor from 1819 to November 1849 and led him first to Betra , 1821 to Veringenstadt and finally in 1834 to Empfingen .

In 1830 an investigation was initiated against Sprißler for “leading participation in the movement for the introduction of a liberal constitution in Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ”, which ended, however, with an acquittal. In 1832 two disciplinary proceedings were brought against him.

Heilig Kreuz cemetery near Hechingen: The gravestones of Pastor Sprißler and Pastor Blumenstetter

In February 1849 the office was suspended by the archbishop's ordinariate in Freiburg im Breisgau due to his activity as a member of the Frankfurt parliament and his funeral speech for Robert Blum on November 27, 1848 in Sulz am Neckar . However, he later resumed church service.

Sprißler also worked as an employee for various magazines (for example: "Freymüthige Blätter für Deutsche" and others). During his time as a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly from May 18, 1848 to September 11, 1848, he did not belong to any parliamentary group. His successor was Carl Otto Würth .

He is buried in the Heilig-Kreuz cemetery in Hechingen, next to his companion and friend Josef Blumenstetter . The tombs resemble each other like twins and mean to the visitor that these two men were like brothers to each other for a lifetime. On the gravestone of Joseph Sprißler is the inscription "Blessed are those who suffer persecution for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Book about Pastor Josef Sprißler: For Freedom, Light and Law! . ISBN 3-00-004189-3
personal data
SURNAME Sprißler, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sprißler, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Inneringen
DATE OF DEATH June 17, 1879
Place of death Stetten near Hechingen