Robert Spiske
Robert Spiske (born January 29, 1821 in Lissa near Breslau ; † March 5, 1888 in Breslau ) was a Catholic priest and founder of the Hedwig Sisters .
Life
From 1831 Robert Spiske attended the cathedral school in Breslau as a pupil of the St. Johannes Hospital for the boys' choirs of the Breslau cathedral, from 1835 the Matthias grammar school , where he passed the matriculation examination in 1843. After studying philosophical and theological studies at the University of Breslau, on June 18, 1846, Prince-Bishop Melchior von Diepenbrock gave him the sacrament of ordination . He was active as a pastor in the diocese of Breslau , initially as chaplain and curate in various parishes, from 1864 to 1883 as pastor at St. Dorothea in Breslau. In 1875 he became archpriest and city deckan of Breslau, in 1883 canon , cathedral preacher and councilor in the general vicariate of Breslau.
A special focus of his pastoral work was youth work and the recovery of those believers who had become estranged from the church. In order to give orphaned children a home, he founded the congregation of the Hedwig Sisters in Breslau , which was founded four years after Robert Spiske's death by Pope Leo XIII. was declared a congregation under papal law . Because of his commitment to the disadvantaged, Robert Spiske was called "Angel of Caritas" in Breslau. He died on March 5, 1888 and was buried in the Breslau Cathedral . In 1984 his bones were transferred to the church of the Mother House of the Hedwig Sisters.
In 1993 the beatification process began in Wroclaw . The conclusion of the diocesan procedure and the transfer of the trial files to Rome took place in 2000. On January 17, 2009, Benedict XVI confirmed . by decree the heroic degree of virtue Spiskes.
Web links
- Biographical page of the Hedwig sisters about their founder
- Robert Spiske in the portal Ecumenical Saint Lexicon
- Literature by and about Robert Spiske in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vita on hedwigschwestern.de
- ↑ Bulletin of the Press Office of the Holy See, January 17, 2009 (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spiske, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, founder of the Hedwig Sisters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lissa |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1888 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |