Maria Fabiola Quack
Maria Fabiola Quack , née Elisabeth Quack , (born December 30, 1896 in Trippstadt , † October 24, 1983 in Speyer ) was a German nun and teacher of the Congregation of Poor School Sisters of St. Dominic .
Life
Elisabeth Quack came from a family of teachers with many children, her brother Erhard Quack later became the cathedral music director. Elisabeth Quack attended the teachers' seminar of the poor school sisters. She entered the congregation and took the religious name Maria Fabiola for clothing . After the novitiate , she studied mathematics and physics in Munich and Würzburg and taught at a school in Speyer.
When the religious orders were banned from teaching under the Nazi regime , Sr. Maria Fabiola worked as an organist in Winnweiler . After the end of the Second World War she became a novice master and taught again in Speyer. In 1949 she was elected Prioress General . She helped found schools in Saarbrücken, Landstuhl and Speyer. In addition, mission stations and hospitals were established in Ghana during her tenure. The youth village in Silz was also created. At the end of her tenure in 1973, Mother Maria Fabiola was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.
Individual evidence
- ↑ KH Schauder, feeling for the needs of the time . In: Die Rheinpfalz from January 7, 2015
- ↑ KH Schauder, feeling for the needs of the time . In: Die Rheinpfalz from January 7, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quack, Maria Fabiola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quack, Elisabeth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious sister and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trippstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1983 |
| Place of death | Speyer |