Manfred Marent
Manfred M. Marent (born October 22, 1930 in Schruns , Vorarlberg) is an Austrian Capuchin priest and missionary in Madagascar .
Marent attended the high school for boys in Bludenz from 1941 to 1944 . From 1945 he attended the Episcopal High School Paulinum in Schwaz in Tyrol. In 1947 Marent began a novitiate with the Capuchins in Innsbruck . After his ordination in 1954, he worked for three years in Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria. He then worked for two years in the village of Perjen in the city of Landeck . In 1960 Marent went to Madagascar as a missionary at his own request.
In Madagascar he supports schools and hospitals.
Awards
- 2010: Silver medal of the state of Vorarlberg
Publications
- Travel report Innsbruck - Antsakabary. Missionary Secretariat of the Capuchins, Innsbruck 1960.
- My first mission tour in Madagascar: a report. Mission secretariat of the Capuchins, Innsbruck 1961.
- Report on the Capuchin Mission in Madagascar and the Comoros . Strasbourg Provincial Chapter from March 29 to April 3, 1976.
- A look at Madagascar. Messenger of the Tyrolean Capuchins, Innsbruck 2005.
- Ancestral customs of the Tsimihety in Madagascar. MM Marent Reichstrasse 168 Feldkirch, Feldkirch 2005.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ORF Vorarlberg Award: Capuchin Father receives Silver Medal of Honor, July 29, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marent, Manfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marent, Manfred M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Capuchin and missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schruns |