Nikolaus Lauer (theologian)

Nikolaus Lauer (born May 11, 1887 in Blieskastel , † February 16, 1980 in Hainfeld ) was a German Catholic theologian.

Career

Lauer was to study the philosophy and Catholic theology in Würzburg and Trier in 1928 by Speyer Bishop Ludwig Sebastian to the main editor of the diocese sheet The Pilgrim (Catholic weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Speyer appointed). During the time of National Socialism , he saw the newspaper banned in 1942. After the end of the war, he rebuilt the paper and managed it until 1965.

He also worked as a local writer.

Honors

• 1966: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Honorary citizen of Blieskastel

Works

• The saint in the weekday. Junge Kirche booklet 7 , Speyer (pilgrim printing company) 1938
• St. Liturgy. Junge Kirche booklet 10 , Speyer (pilgrim printing company) 1939
• Pastor August Schmitt , Speyer (Pilger Verlag) 1948
• Barbara Pfister. A Palatine stigmatized woman , Speyer (Pilger Verlag) 1949
• The castle on the Blies. A novel from the Rococo period , Stuttgart (Schwabenverlag) 1950
• Lindelbrunn. Story , Speyer (Pilger Verlag) 1950
• Melody of life. A book of life for mature and mature people , Regensburg (Verlag Josef Habbel) 1950
• Your Eminence Dr. Joseph Wendel, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Bishop of Speyer 1943-1952 , Speyer (Pilger Verlag) 1952
• together with Joseph Wendel: Joseph Cardinal Wendel. Truth and Love , Würzburg (Arena-Verlag) 1961
• The Speyer Cathedral Festival. September 7-10, 1961. Course and interpretation , Speyer (Pilger Verlag) 1961
• The baptism of blood , Speyer (Pilger Verlag) 1979
• Pilgrimage Graefinthal , Munich and Zurich (Verlag Schnell & Steiner) 1984
• Gertraud from Bullion. Serviam. Answer of love , Vallendar (Schoenstatt Verlag) 1991

Web links

• Herbert Kiehm: Nikolaus Lauer reading Saarland