Paulus Ulmann

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Paulus Ulmann (born February 24, 1613 in Appenzell ; † April 14, 1680 in Schwende ) was a Swiss Catholic theologian and founder of the hermitage and the pilgrimage site of Wildkirchli in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden .

Life

Paulus Ulmann's parents were called Paul Ulmann and Elisabeth Heim. He attended the Collegium Helveticum in Milan and obtained a doctorate in theology around 1636 . From 1637 to 1653 he was chaplain and from 1653 to 1658 pastor in his home parish.

Ulmann sharply criticized the immorality in his homeland Appenzell, which earned him the wrath of the secular authorities. That is why he withdrew to the Wildkirchli, a karst cave system below the Ebenalp , where he lived as a hermit and rebuilt an old, dilapidated pilgrimage chapel in a cave. The place of pilgrimage soon became known and thousands made pilgrimages to Ebenalp. From 1660 to 1669 he was a pastor in the noble women's monastery in Lindau on Lake Constance . In 1669 he returned to Appenzell and held regular services in the Wildkirchli almost until his death.

Before his death he founded the Wildkirchlistiftung so that the hermitage should receive a financial basis. The foundation still exists today and it owns the alpine pastures in the Alpstein . Paulus Ulmann left a diary in which he described his life and the development of the Wildkirchli hermitage in detail. The hermitage founded by Paulus Ulmann is now on the list of cultural assets of national importance in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Achilles Weishaupt: Ulmann, Paulus. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 25, 2013 , accessed August 26, 2018 .
  2. ^ Letter of foundation for the Wildkirchli. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Ebenalp Wildkirchli Caves experience. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  4. ^ Biographical notes on the Wildkirchli. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Ulmann, Paulus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1613
PLACE OF BIRTH Appenzell
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1680
Place of death Schwende