Ulrika Nisch
Ulrika Nisch , also Ulrika von Hegne SCSC (born September 18, 1882 in Oberdorf as Franziska Nisch ; † May 8, 1913 in Hegne ) was a religious sister of the congregation of the Ingenbohl Sisters. She is venerated as a blessed in the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Franziska Nisch grew up in a poor family. The father hired himself as a day laborer . When Franziska was six years old, Ulrich Nisch recognized paternity. The family moved to Lower Stadium . 13 more siblings were born. She is described as pious and joyful; as a teenager she often went to prayer at the Maria Schnee chapel in the Unterstadion. Franziska left school at the age of twelve and found a job as a maid for a family of teachers in Switzerland, but fell seriously ill and was cared for by the Ingenbohl sisters. During this time she made the decision to join this congregation herself.
At the age of 22 she entered the Hegne monastery on the shores of Lake Constance. She received the religious name Ulrika when she was dressed and made profession in 1907 . As the second kitchen sister, she later worked in Bühl and Baden-Baden. During this time she spent many hours in contemplation and prayer. In 1912 she returned to Hegne, seriously ill with tuberculosis , where she spent the last months of her life in the nurses' hospital. Sister Ulrika died on May 8, 1913 at the age of 30. Her grave is in the crypt of the Hegne monastery.
beatification
The process of beatification for Sr. Ulrika began in 1951 and was declared complete by Pope John Paul II on the solemnity of All Saints' Day in 1987 . The invocation and intercession of Sr. Ulrikas is credited with the recovery of a woman from an incurable liver disease.
literature
- Walbert Bühlmann: He looked at my humility. The way of Sister Ulrika Nisch, Hegne's Cross Sister . 3. Edition. Beuroner Kunstverlag, Beuron 1990, ISBN 3-87071-051-9
- Karl Ehrle: Ulrika Nisch (1882–1913) , in: Churches in Mittelbiberach . Schnell & Steiner, Munich and Zurich 1998 (= Schnell Kunstführer; No. 1706), pp. 4–10
- Ulrich Füsser: Nisch, Franziska ... Ulrika. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 29, Bautz, Nordhausen 2008, ISBN 978-3-88309-452-6 , Sp. 992-994.
- Klaus Hemmerle: The quiet voice: Ulrika Nisch. Your way and your message . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1988, ISBN 3-451-21152-1
- Norbert Ruf : Quiet words of the blessed Ulrika spiritually considered . Beuroner Kunstverlag, Beuron 1997, ISBN 3-87071-077-2
Web links
- Literature by and about Ulrika Nisch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hegne Monastery
- resume
- Calendar of saints on the church website of the diocese of Münster
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nisch, Ulrika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nisch, Franziska; Hegne, Ulrika from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic nun and blessed |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mittelbiberach |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1913 |
| Place of death | Allensbach - Hegne |