Leonhard Küppers

Leonhard Küppers ( pseudonym : Ulrich Amfaldern ; born April 26, 1903 in Kückhoven / Erkelenz ; † June 2, 1985 ) was a German Catholic priest , art historian and writer .

Leonhard Küppers in 1928 at the University of Munich to Dr. phil. PhD . He worked as a Catholic university pastor in Düsseldorf . Since 1962 he was professor for Christian art at the seminary in Essen . In addition, he was head of the commission for building, art and monument preservation of the diocese of Essen and advisor for pastoral care for artists in the Episcopal Pastoral Office. Since 1963 he has taught as a professor for Christian art, iconography and symbolism at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . From 1967 to 1983 he was also curator of the Essen Cathedral Treasury .

In addition to numerous works on Christian art, particularly iconography , Leonhard Küppers also wrote narrative works , travelogues , poems and plays .

Publications (selection)

Psychological research on the lie , Munich 1928 (= dissertation)
Capri and a Christian , Cologne 1939
Francis the Saint of Assisi , Düsseldorf 1939
Let's go to Bethlehem! , Düsseldorf 1940
Glorious Ravenna , Düsseldorf 1941
Der Spiegel , Düsseldorf 1941 (under the name Ulrich Amfaldern)
(Ed.): Big talk about death , Düsseldorf 1941
Underground Rome , Düsseldorf 1942
Southern city , Düsseldorf 1946
The days of the boy Anselmo , Düsseldorf 1946 (under the name Ulrich Amfaldern)
On Christian dying , Düsseldorf 1946
Francis, conqueror of the world , Düsseldorf 1947
Now we want to sing the evening song , Düsseldorf 1947
Sonnets , Düsseldorf 1947 (under the name Ulrich Amfaldern)
Law and Love in the Church , Düsseldorf 1947
Divine icon , Düsseldorf 1949
Art and artists , Paderborn 1949
(Ed.): Church and Art in Contemporary Documents , Düsseldorf 1955
Little way to art , Essen 1961
The seed is the word of God , Essen 1961
(Ed.): Vom Kirchbau heute , Oberhausen 1961
(Ed.): The Essen Minster , Essen 1963
Franz von Assisi , Recklinghausen 1964
Saint George , Recklinghausen 1964
The Three Kings , Recklinghausen 1964
with Johannes H. Emminghaus: Maria Magdalena , Recklinghausen 1964
with Jürgen Schultze: Paulus , Recklinghausen 1964
with Johannes H. Emminghaus: Petrus , Recklinghausen 1964
What to watch out for when building a church and furnishing it , Essen 1964
with Anneliese Schröder: Katharina , Recklinghausen 1965
Maria , Recklinghausen 1965
with Anneliese Schröder: Dorothea , Recklinghausen 1966
with Paul Mikat : Der Essener Münsterschatz , Essen 1966
with Johannes H. Emminghaus: Johannes the Evangelist , Recklinghausen 1966
with Johannes H. Emminghaus: Johannes the Baptist , Recklinghausen 1966
with Johannes H. Emminghaus: Lukas , Recklinghausen 1966
with Jürgen Schultze: Markus , Recklinghausen 1966
with Eberhard Kleffner: New Churches in the Diocese of Essen , Essen 1966
with Anneliese Schröder: Stephanus , Recklinghausen 1966
with Bernhard Kerber: Veronika , Recklinghausen 1966
Elisabeth , Recklinghausen 1967
Martin , Recklinghausen 1967
with Johannes H. Emminghaus: Ursula , Recklinghausen 1967
Barbara , Recklinghausen 1968
Michael , Recklinghausen 1970
Marienklage , Essen 1974
The treasury of the cathedral church in Essen , Bochum 1974
(Ed.): The Mother of God , Recklinghausen. 2 volumes, Recklinghausen 1974
with Peter Happel: Essen - Dom and Domschatz , Königstein im Taunus 1975
The entombment in Essen Minster , Recklinghausen 1976
Hildegard Bienen , Recklinghausen 1977
with Toni Schneider-Manzell , Hartmut Vogler: Der Dom zu Essen. Bronze portals , Edition Werry, Mülheim ad Ruhr 1984, ISBN 3-88867-022-5 .

personal data
SURNAME	Küppers, Leonhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Amfaldern, Ulrich (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German priest, art historian and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 26, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kückhoven , Erkelenz
DATE OF DEATH	June 2nd 1985