Pius Emmenegger

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Pius Emmenegger (born December 11, 1887 in Mariahilf in the municipality of Düdingen , † July 19, 1974 in Schmitten ) was a Swiss Catholic theologian .

Life

Pius Emmenegger was born on December 11, 1887 as the son of the carpenter Peter Emmenegger and Rosa, née Passer, in Mariahilf in the municipality of Düdingen. Emmenegger received his first school education at the primary schools in Schmitten, then he was taught from 1900 to 1906 at the St. Michael College in Freiburg and from 1906 to 1908 at the secondary school in Einsiedeln . Finally, he attended the seminary in Freiburg, and received the 1912 ordination . He then worked as vicar in Siviriez in 1912 , in Rolle from 1913 to 1914 , as pastor in Orbe from 1914 to 1920 , and subsequently as a teacher at the St. Michael College and at the cantonal teachers' college . In 1932 he received his doctorate from the University of Freiburg . Between 1937 and 1957 Emmenegger headed the diocesan seminary as Regens . In addition, he taught from 1940 as a professor of catechetics and pastoral theology at the University of Freiburg. In 1946 Emmenegger was appointed apostolic protonotary. In the same year he founded the pastoral magazine «Anima» with Franz Xaver von Hornstein .

Pius Emmenegger died on July 19, 1974 at the age of 86 in Schmitten.

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personal data
SURNAME Emmenegger, Pius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Mariahilf in the community of Düdingen
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1974
Place of death Schmitten