Karl Helbling

Karl Helbling (born February 3, 1708 in Rapperswil ; † March 2, 1746 in St. Gallen ) was the librarian of the St. Gallen monastery from 1745 to 1746 .

Live and act

Helbling came to St. Gallen on April 12, 1720. He made his profession on November 1, 1725. On June 11, 1729 he became a subdeacon and on September 23, 1730 a deacon . He became a priest on September 20, 1732. First he worked as a professor of philosophy and theology , before he became minister pastor in St. Gallen on April 30, 1740; an office that he had previously taken over provisionally. However, on November 8, 1741, he came to Rorschach as a pastor . However, due to poor health, which manifested itself in repeated phases of illness, he had to return to St. Gallen two years later. There he was a music teacher and later brother inspector before becoming a librarian. During this office, however, he soon passed away from an illness at the age of 38.

Due to his frequently recurring illness, Helbling was unable to pursue any activity for a long time. In his diary, however, Abbot Cölestin describes him as a capable man in all activities that he did and laments his death.

literature

• Rudolf Henggeler : Profession book of the princely. Benedictine abbey of St. Gallus and Otmar in St. Gallen. Zug 1929, p. 374.
• Franz Weidmann: History of the library of St. Gallen from its foundation around the year 830 up to 1841. Edited from the sources on the millennial jubilee. St. Gallen 1841, pp. 162-163.

predecessor	Office	successor
Chrysostom Hailland	Librarian of St. Gallen 1745–1746	Antonin Rüttimann