Theophil Ruderstaller

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Theophil Ruderstaller's birthplace in Ostermiething
Memorial plaque on the birthplace

Theophil Ruderstaller (* 28. September 1906 in Ostermiething , Upper Austria , † 10. June 1946 in Fuxin ) was a Capuchin and China - missionary .

Bishop Joseph Wei from Qiqihar , since 2002 Apostolic Administrator of the former Capuchin mission Kiamusze ( Jiamusi ), in 2005 Gaudentius Walser from the North Tyrolean Capuchin Province informed that at Fountain excavations in the garden of a private house two coffins with the bodies of Theophil Ruderstaller (Ostermiething) and Antonin Schröcksnadel ( Innsbruck) were found. They were taken from the church on June 10, 1946 and shot in the parsonage.

Theophil Ruderstaller is in a process of beatification .

The bones were exhumed in November 2009 and transferred to Innsbruck in January 2010, where they are to be buried in the Capuchin Church.

literature

  • Hermenegild Hintringer: The Upper Austrian missionary to China and martyr P. Theophil Ruderstaller († 1946). In: New archive for the history of the Diocese of Linz. Volume 1, Linz 1981/82, pp. 62–75, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
  • Hermenegild Hintringer: P. Theophil Ruderstaller OFM Cap. from Ostermiething. A former Petrine and martyr for the Catholic Church in China. In: Commemorative publication for the 50th school year of the Bischöflichen Gymnasium am Kollegium Petrinum , Linz 1954, pp. 82–83.
  • Gisela Gensch: Lu Shen Fu - the missionary. Documentary novel with 340 interesting partly historical illustrations, annotations, appendix, original letter copies from Brother Theophil from China, bibliography; 584 pages, 2009, Dr. Bachmaier Verlag Munich, ISBN 978-3-931680-57-2

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article: Bones of the Capuchin Martyrs Return Home from China on January 19, 2010 on medals, accessed online on January 19, 2010

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personal data
SURNAME Ruderstaller, Theophil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian missionary to China
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostermiething , Upper Austria
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1946
Place of death Fuxin