Paulus Weissenberger
Paulus Weissenberger OSB (born January 14, 1902 in Kipfenberg , † December 26, 1990 in Neresheim ) was a German religious .
Life
After graduating from high school in 1921, he entered Neresheim Abbey , received the religious name Paulus and made his first profession there on September 28, 1922 . Thereupon studied philosophy in Maria Laach and theology in Beuron from 1922 to 1927 . In 1925 he made his temporary profession, on September 24, 1927 he was ordained a priest . He received an archival education at the Bavarian State Archives in Munich and studied art history at the Universities of Munich and Würzburg . In 1932 he did his doctorate at the University of Würzburg under Fritz Knapp with a thesis on the abbey church of Balthasar Neumann in Neresheim. From 1954 to 1966 he was prior and novice master in his abbey. From 1935 until his death he was the librarian and archivist of his monastery.
Fonts (selection)
- History of the pilgrimage to Mariabuch near Neresheim . Regensburg 1931, OCLC 72383838 .
- Building history of Neresheim Abbey . Stuttgart 1934, OCLC 492915934 .
- History of the Kirschgarten Monastery in Worms . Worms 1937, OCLC 236371272 .
- Benedictine monasticism in the 19th and 20th centuries Century 1800–1950 . Beuron 1953, OCLC 20917174 .
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| SURNAME | Weissenberger, Paulus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weissenberger, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kipfenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1990 |
| Place of death | Neresheim |