Rudolf Preising

Burial place for Rudolf Preising in the Werler park cemetery

Rudolf Preising (born June 4, 1904 in Dortmund , † October 3, 1981 in Werl ) was a German Roman Catholic pastor with the honorary title of monsignor , senior studies director , local researcher and honorary archivist for the city of Werl.

Live and act

Preising, who came from Dortmund, was impressed by the example of his father's brother, who was provost of St. Gertrud in Wattenscheid, and studied Catholic theology in Paderborn . He was ordained a priest in 1929. In the 1950s he published some textbooks on Catholic religion. In 1948, at the suggestion of his bishop, he was appointed spiritual director of the Marien-Gymnasium in Werl . He held this position until he retired in 1968.

Since the 1950s, he has been known for his intensive research work and numerous publications on the local history of the villages and settlements in the vicinity of the city of Werl. In 1960 he was awarded the plaque of honor for "extraordinary services to the city of Werl". In 1965 he was elected a full member of the Historical Commission for Westphalia . In 1972 Monsignore Preising was made an honorary citizen of the city by the city of Werl because of his services to scientific local research and for setting up the city archive, of which he was the head for a long time .

A street in the west of Werler (Rudolf-Preising-Straße) is named after him.

Works

• Fulfillment in Christ. The church as a mystical master body. Religious book for the Untersekunda , Paderborn 1947 (2nd edition 1954)
• Hope in christ. An introduction to the history of salvation in the Old Testament , Paderborn 1948 (3rd edition 1957)
• Religious instruction in high school. - Principles and practical considerations for the provision of Catholic religious instruction , Paderborn 1956
• The provost church of St. Walburga in Werl greets its visitors , Werl around 1957
• The Werler Kaland and its members. A look at the social stratification of the Werl bourgeoisie in past centuries , Werl 1958
• Treatises on the history of the church in Werl, Werl 1959
• Werl in the age of the Reformation. A historical study with attached source texts , Münster 1960
• Sacerdotium Werlense. Clergy in and from Werl until the end of the Electoral Cologne period , Münster 1961
• City and council of Werl. Historical investigations into its formation and constitution , Münster 1963
• The Rykenberg. The house of home in Werl. An investigation , Werl 1963
• The old covenant. An introduction to Catholic religious education in secondary schools (with Wilhelm Brüggeboes ), Paderborn 1964
• The new people of God. Textbook for Catholic religious instruction at grammar schools , Paderborn 1966
• Buderich. News on the history of a church play and its courtyards in the Kurkölnischen Amte Werl , Münster 1967
• Scheidingen. History of a parish and its courtyards in the Electoral Cologne district of Werl , Münster 1970
• Werl (with Sabine Renger-Patzsch), Soest 1970, ISBN 3-87902204-6
• Inventory of the Werl City Archives (multiple volumes), Münster 1971
• On the history of the Jews in Werl , Werl 1971
• Uffels. A historical study of the eastern foreland of the city of Werl , Werl 1973
• 700 years of the city of Werl. Becoming, growing and fate of a Westphalian city on Hellweg , Werl 1973
• The Werler Cappius. A family history study from 17th century Werl, Werl 1974
• Werl in the century of the Thirty Years War , Münster 1975, ISBN 3-402-05687-9
• Westönnen. History of a parish and its courtyards in the Electorate of Cologne in Werl , Münster 1977, ISBN 3-402-05688-7
• Propsteikirche S [ank] t Walburga zu Werl. Patronage February 25 , Munich and Zurich 1979
• Rykenberg House. History of the Municipal Museum in Werl , Werl 1981
• Hilbeck. History of a Brandenburg village at the gates of Werl , Münster 1981, ISBN 3-402-05690-9

literature

• Robert Schad (ed.): Speeches at the reception for the golden jubilee of Msgr. Rudolf Preising. Werl 1979.
• Erwin Hachmann: Rudolf Preising: priest - pedagogue - local researcher - honorary citizen of the city of Werl. In: Werl yesterday - today - tomorrow. Werl 2004.

Web links

• Biographical information on the website of the Historical Commission for Westphalia
• Estate in the Werl City Archives
• Life data on the LWL website