Nicholas Paulus
Nikolaus Paulus (born November 6, 1853 in Krautergersheim , Alsace , † January 29, 1930 in Munich ) was a German Catholic church historian.
Life
Nikolaus Paulus was ordained a priest in 1878. A larynx ailment that occurred during his time as chaplain in Molsheim forced him to give up his career as a parish chaplain . As the chaplain of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Monastery in Munich, Paulus devoted himself to private studies of the history of the Reformation, controversial theological and territorial church history (especially in Munich libraries) from November 1885 after long spa stays . In 1896 he received his doctorate without ever having been properly matriculated. He was a member of the commission for the publication of the Corpus Catholicorum , most recently as its vice-president. Paul was honorary canon of the Strasbourg CathedralIn 1902 he was appointed monsignor .
Influenced by Johannes Janssen , Paulus presented numerous studies on the history of the Reformation that were close to sources and were not always free from decisive denominational partisanship. Perhaps his most significant work was the extensive history of the indulgence .
Fonts
- Luther's end of life and the Eisleben pharmacist Johann Landau. Mainz 1896.
- Kaspar Schatzgeyer, a champion of the Catholic Church against Luther in southern Germany . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1898.
- Johann Tetzel. The indulgence preacher. Mainz 1899.
- Famous but fake indulgences . In: Historisches Jahrbuch , vol. 36 (1915), pp. 481-515.
- History of indulgence in the Middle Ages. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2000, ISBN 978-3-534-15006-9 (reprint of the 1922 edition).
literature
- Wolfgang Behringer: Nicholas Paul , in: The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Santa Barbara / Ca. 2006, p. 887 (essentially identical in German in: Wider alle Hexerei und Teufelswerk , Ostfildern 2004, p. 531)
- Heinrich Bleienstein: Nikolaus Paulus, a master of the inner life . Tyrolia, Innsbruck 1931.
- Luzian Pfleger: Nikolaus Paulus, a priest and scholar's life 1853–1930. Butzon & Bercker, Kevelaer 1931.
- Klaus-Gunther Wesseling : Paulus, Nikolaus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 1122-1131.
Web links
- Literature by and about Nikolaus Paulus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paul: Indulgence in the Middle Ages as a cultural factor, 1920, PDF
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paul, Nicholas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krautergersheim , Alsace |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1930 |
| Place of death | Munich |