Melchior Smurf

Michael Melchior Schlumpf SJ (born September 29, 1797 in Steinhausen , † August 1, 1880 ibid) was a Swiss Roman Catholic clergyman .

Life

Melchior Schlumpf was the son of Adam Schlumpf, farmer and veterinarian, and his wife Anna Maria, geb. Fandrich.

He began studying theology at the University of Lucerne , which he then continued at the University of Landshut with the theologian Johann Michael Sailer ; after completing his studies, he initially took on a position as a private tutor in Willisau .

In 1821 he was ordained a priest and was then a religion teacher at the Lucerne School . From 1831 he was catechist and prefect of the local Jesuit church .

As a co-founder of the Catholic Association founded in 1831, which wanted to create a public platform for church interests in Switzerland, he campaigned for the foundation of the Swiss Church Newspaper and in 1832 became its first editor .

During the liberal rule in the canton of Lucerne , Melchior Schlumpf was only recalled in 1834 as a religion teacher in the first and second high school classes and appointed as a grammar teacher, then he was accused of being involved in a clerical conspiracy. After house searches, he was found guilty of violating deference to the authorities in a trial for the offense , sentenced to a fine of 200 francs and the assumption of the legal costs. This led to his dismissal as a teacher; shortly afterwards he was expelled from the canton of Lucerne. He then worked temporarily as a teacher at the Schwyz College, which he was involved in founding.

In 1837 he was appointed pastor and dean in his home parish in Steinhausen in the canton of Zug . In 1840, after a conservative change of government in the canton of Lucerne, he was rehabilitated, but he remained in his Zug parish and in 1857 became canon of the diocese of Basel , episcopal commissioner and papal secret chamberlain .

Act

Melchior Schlumpf participated in all the founding of Central Swiss Catholicism of his time, for example in 1844 in that of the Institute of the Sisters of Teaching Sisters of the Holy Cross in Menzingen , in 1851 in that of the Capuchin convent Maria Hilf on the Gubel , in 1862 in that of the Institute of the Olivetan Sisters in Heiligkreuz Monastery in Cham and in 1857 that of the Swiss Pius Association and in 1863 that of the domestic mission , which makes material contributions to the promotion of religious life in Switzerland.

Memberships

Melchior Schlumpf was a member of the Education Council from 1851 to 1874, making him one of the most influential personalities in the canton of Zug.

Fonts (selection)

Complaint to the high councilor of the Canton of Lucerne . Lucerne, 1835.
The Vatican Council and the Diocesan Conference in Solothurn. Open letter to Landammann W. Vigier in Solothurn . Lucerne, 1871.
Melchior Smurf; Karl Joseph Schlumpf: Memories from my life: with an appendix of sermons: for the 100th birthday, September 29, 1797-1897 . Solothurn: Book and Art Printing Union, 1897.

literature

Urban Bossard-Niedermann: Josef Michael Melchior Schlumpf (1797-1880): Study of his life with special consideration of his work as a co-founder of the Swiss church newspaper . Friborg (Switzerland), 1983.

Web links

Victor Conzemius : Smurf, Melchior. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

^ Claudia Crotti: Female teachers - early professionalization: Professional history of primary school teachers in Switzerland in the 19th century . S. 159. Peter Lang, 2005, ISBN 978-3-03910-486-4 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2019]).
↑ Swiss Church Newspaper . P. 681 f. Räben, 1835 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2019]).
↑ Constantin Siegwart-Müller: Councilor Joseph Leu von Ebersoll: the struggle between law and violence in the Swiss Confederation . P. 46 f. Self-rel. des author, 1863 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2019]).
↑ Swiss Church Newspaper. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^ Cécile Stocker: One hundred years of the sister institute Heiligkreuz, Cham. In: Journal: Swiss School, Volume 50 (1963). Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^ Website of the Domestic Mission. Retrieved on March 25, 2019 (German).

personal data
SURNAME	Smurf, Melchior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss Jesuit and educator
DATE OF BIRTH	September 29, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH	Steinhausen
DATE OF DEATH	August 1, 1880
Place of death	Steinhausen

[1] Claudia Crotti: Female teachers - early professionalization: Professional history of primary school teachers in Switzerland in the 19th century . S. 159. Peter Lang, 2005, ISBN 978-3-03910-486-4 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2019]).

[2] Swiss Church Newspaper . P. 681 f. Räben, 1835 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2019]).

[3] Constantin Siegwart-Müller: Councilor Joseph Leu von Ebersoll: the struggle between law and violence in the Swiss Confederation . P. 46 f. Self-rel. des author, 1863 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2019]).

[4] Swiss Church Newspaper. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .

[5] Cécile Stocker: One hundred years of the sister institute Heiligkreuz, Cham. In: Journal: Swiss School, Volume 50 (1963). Retrieved March 25, 2019 .

[6] Website of the Domestic Mission. Retrieved on March 25, 2019 (German).