Leonhard Herold

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Leonhard Herold (born December 12, 1819 in Chur ; † May 19, 1902 there ) was a Swiss Reformed pastor .

Life

Leonhard Herold attended the Protestant Bündner Kantonsschule in Chur , then studied Protestant theology at the universities of Tübingen and Berlin. On June 20, 1842, he was accepted into the Evangelical-Rhaetian Synod in Maienfeld . As this gave him permission to work as a pastor throughout the canton, he took over the pastor's post in Igis shortly afterwards .

In 1844 he moved to Teufen , returned to Chur for three years and became a free preacher and catechist . In 1848/1849 he was a professor at the Chur Cantonal School. In 1858 Herold became pastor of the Regulakirche , a year later he was appointed to the Martinskirche . He stayed there until 1896. He then retired, which he spent in Chur. Leonhard Herold died in Chur on May 19, 1902.

Works

  • Johannes Komander (Chur 1891)
  • Notes from his life (Chur 1902)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Herold, Leonhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss reformed pastor
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Chur
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1902
Place of death Chur