Thomas Graf (clergyman)

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Thomas Graf (born December 21, 1787 in Oberweiling near Velburg , † February 8, 1840 in Ingolstadt ) was a German Catholic clergyman.

Life

Thomas Graf was born the son of a businessman.

He received lessons in Latin from the pastor of his birthplace Georg Prößl (1765–1836), who recognized his talent early on and encouraged him. In 1799 he attended high school in Amberg and received seven school awards; As a result, he was noticed by the elector and later King Maximilian I Joseph , who gave him 300 guilders and an annual scholarship. Following high school, he attended the Lyceum in Amberg and completed a degree in theology at the University of Landshut .

He was ordained a priest on October 3, 1808 and was initially assistant priest and later parish priest . He was a cooperator in the diocese of Eichstätt with the parishes of Buxheim , Rettenbach , Pölling , Velburg and Deining .

In 1818 he became a professor at the 2nd Latin preparatory school at the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , but in 1823 he withdrew from his teaching post for health reasons and was given the parish in Sendling , where he also became the district school inspector and was thus responsible for all schools of the church district .

He was elected treasurer by the clergy of his deanery and promoted to the parish of St. Moritz in Ingolstadt at Easter 1834 . There he was assigned the sub-rectorate of the Latin schools.

In 1839 he went blind from cataracts .

legacy

He bequeathed 2,000 guilders to the episcopal boys' seminary in Eichstädt, which was founded in 1838, and bequeathed endowment capital for the poor, school and church in his birthplace, Oberweiling.

literature

  • Andreas Gold: Monument of adoration, love and thanks for Mr. Thomas Graf, pastor of St. Moriz in Ingolstadt . Ingolstadt: Attenkover, 1840.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Nekrolog der Deutschen ... BF Voigt, 1842 ( google.de [accessed on November 29, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Bavarian landlady: 1840, 1 . Rösl, 1840 ( google.de [accessed November 29, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Schematism of the Diocese of Eichstätt: 1835 . Bishop Ordinariat, 1835 ( google.de [accessed November 30, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Graf, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberweiling near Velburg
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1840
Place of death Ingolstadt