Paula Reinhard
Paula Reinhard (born March 11, 1850 in Ehrenbreitstein ; † June 18, 1908 in Pfaffendorf ) was a Catholic patroness and founder of the monastery.
Life
Paula Reinhard was the second daughter of the Essen judiciary, lay theologian and writer Franz Reinhard (1814–1893) and his wife Pauline Mittweg (1827–1850). Growing up in a Catholic home, she was enthusiastic about the ideals of St. Francis of Assisi at an early age . A planned entry into the monastery of the Capuchin Sisters of Perpetual Adoration , founded in Mainz in 1860, was denied to her for health and family reasons. The longing for a monastic life lasted a lifetime and led Paula Reinhard, who entered the Third Order of St. Francis in 1872 as a terziar, to a monastic life in everyday life. This included breviary prayer, regular reception of the sacraments and retreats as well as accompaniment by a spiritual soul guide.
1866 and 1870–1871 help with the care of the wounded in a military hospital in Koblenz and awarded the war memorial coin in steel for non-combatants on a ribbon. Then worked in outpatient nursing and poor care and in the visiting service for female prisoners in Koblenz and Siegburg. Called in Ehrenbreitstein "Angel of the Valley". Pilgrimages and trips to Belgium, France, Austria and Italy.
Together with her sister Maria Reinhard (1848–1919), she used the not inconsiderable family fortune mainly for founding two monasteries:
- 1893 Foundation of the Pallottine Monastery in Ehrenbreitstein
- 1904 Foundation of the Bethlehem Monastery in Pfaffendorf
Ignatia von Hertling , cousin of the future German Chancellor Georg von Hertling , became the first superior in the Bethlehem monastery of the Capuchin Clare of Perpetual Adoration . Paula and her sister Maria have lived in the "Villa Emmaus" connected to the monastery since it was founded and thus had easy access to services in the monastery church. The Koblenz parishes and various other monasteries received further generous financial support. The Pallotine monastery in Ehrenbreitstein, which was set up on her initiative, was housed in her parents' house.
Paula Reinhard died at the age of 58 on June 18, 1908 after a long illness in her house ("Villa Emmaus") in Koblenz-Pfaffendorf and was first buried in the family grave of the local cemetery. 1968 Transfer to the cemetery of Bethlehem Monastery.
literature
- Johannes Jörgensen: The story of a hidden life , Freiburg im Breisgau 1911
- Gisela Fleckenstein : Reinhard, Paula. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 30, Bautz, Nordhausen 2009, ISBN 978-3-88309-478-6 , Sp. 1129-1130.
- Wolfgang Schütz: Koblenz heads. People from the city's history - namesake for streets and squares. Verlag für Werbung Blätter GmbH, Ed .: Bernd Weber, Mülheim-Kärlich 2005 (2nd revised and expanded edition), pp. 437 f., ISBN 224-0-00345-226-2 .
Web links
- On the biography of Paula Reinhard
- To the genealogy of Paula Reinhard
- The Bethlehem Monastery, co-founded by Paula Reinhard
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reinhard, Paula |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic patroness and founder of the monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1908 |
| Place of death | Koblenz-Pfaffendorf |