Maximilian Huber

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Maximilian Huber (born February 12, 1833 in Grönenbach ; † May 12, 1919 in Kalksburg ) was an Austrian Catholic theologian , writer and Jesuit .

Life

Maximilian Huber first studied philosophy and theology at the Gregorian University in Rome . In 1858 he was ordained a priest , and a year later he entered the Austrian novitiate of the Society of Jesus. After completing his religious education, he taught theology in Innsbruck and Klagenfurt , and worked in several places as a superior, preacher and spiritualist .

In addition, Huber worked as a writer and employee for various magazines, such as the Linzer Viertelschrift, the magazine for Catholic theology or the Sendbote.

Huber gained particular fame through his groundbreaking work “The Imitation of the Saints” , in which he dealt extensively with the subject of veneration of saints and criticized the older hagiography .

He was buried in the Kalksburg cemetery .

Works (selection)

  • The imitation of the saints, In: Theologische-Praxisviertel, 1889-1891;
  • The Care of Ascetics on the Part of the Clerus, In. Theological-practical quarterly, 1901–1903;
  • Imitation of the Saints in Theory and Practice, 2 volumes, 2nd and 3rd edition 1916, in French by Philippe Mazoyer, 1924, 4th and 5th abridged edition, edited by Michael Burgstaller SJ, 1926;

literature

  • Sodales vida fundi, In: Kalksburgensi Collegio eorumque vitae synopsis, p. 77 f .;
personal data
SURNAME Huber, Maximilian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Catholic theologian, writer and Jesuit
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Groenenbach
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1919
Place of death Kalksburg