Matthias Höhler

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Matthias Höhler's grave in Limburg Cathedral Cemetery

Matthias Höhler (born May 4, 1847 , † July 9, 1923 ) was a German vicar general and cathedral dean of the Limburg diocese and a theological author .

Life

Höhler studied Catholic theology in Mainz and at the Germanikum in Rome . In 1871 he was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Limburg. In 1872 he became chaplain and private secretary to Bishop Peter Josef Blum . In 1884 he became cathedral capitular and in 1913 vicar general.

Act

Höhler, who holds a doctorate in theology, wrote a number of writings on questions of religious practice. His book How to Confess was particularly successful . , of which 88,000 copies were printed in several editions up to 1940. In addition, Höhler worked intensively on researching the Limburg cathedral treasure .

In 1899, Höhler suggested laying down larger parts of Limburg's old town in order to allow a clear view of the cathedral from the Kornmarkt . This project, which he called "Cathedral Freedom" , which never found great support, went down in town history as a curiosity.

Höhler's grave is located directly on the north side of Limburg Cathedral on the burial place of the canons .

Fonts (selection)

  • Pros and cons in matters of the Catholic reform movement of the modern age . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1903
  • How should one go to confession? For instruction on the frequent reception of the holy sacrament of penance. Limburger Vereindruckerei, Limburg, 1918, new edition 1940
  • The chapel in the trenches: Sunday celebration in the front . Kirchheim, Mainz, 1914
  • The Diocese of Limburg Origins and historical development up to the present day. Limburger Vereindruckerei, Limburg, 1915
  • Jesus of Nazareth. Pustet, Regensburg 1915
  • How should one communicate ?: For instruction on d. Reception d. St. Communion . Limburger Vereindruckerei, Limburg, 1921

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hubert Wolf: “A dogmatic criterion in church history?” Franz Xaver Funk (1840–1907) and Sebastian Merkle (1862–1945) in the controversies about the identity of the subject . In: Gabriel Adriányi, Reimund Haas, Karl Josef Rivinius, Hermann-Josef Scheidge (eds.): Awakening again in the memory of the church: Studies on the history of Christianity in Central and Eastern Europe . P. 728, note 9 ( Google Books )
  2. ↑ Catalog of the German National Library : How should one go to confession?
  3. ^ Ferdinand Luthmer : The architectural and art monuments of the Lahn area: Oberlahnkreis, Limburg district, Unterlahnkreis. Keller, Frankfurt am Main 1907, p. 9
  4. ↑ Heinz Maibach: Limburg on the Lahn in old views. 8th edition, Zaltbommel, 1994, ISBN 978-90-288-1463-9 , p. 75
personal data
SURNAME Höhler, Matthias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1847
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1923