Urbanus Bomm

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Urbanus Bomm OSB (born June 28, 1901 in Lobberich (Lower Rhine) as Johannes Bomm ; † October 2, 1982 in Andernach ) was a German Benedictine , abbot of Maria Laach Abbey and chorale scholar .

Life

Johannes Bomm joined the Maria Laach Abbey in the Eifel in 1921 and was given the religious name Urbanus. In 1964 he was elected Abbot Coadjutor of Abbot Basilius Ebel and, after his resignation, was ruling Abbot of Maria Laach from 1966 to 1977 . Urbanus Bomm participated in liturgical studies the Abbey as part of the liturgical movement , through which the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council was initiated.

Significant was the Latin-German Volksmeßbuch, which he published for the first time in 1927 in the Benziger publishing house - the complete Roman missal for every day of the year, with explanations and a chorale appendix , called “the Bomm” for short, echoing the “Schott” , the missal by Anselm Schott .

Works (selection)

  • The change in the determination of the modality in the tradition of mass chants in the IX. to XIII. Century and its influence on the tradition of their melodies. Benziger Verlag, Einsiedeln-Waldshut-Cologne-Strasbourg 1928 (Philosophical dissertation).
  • Folk measurement book for Sundays, public holidays and fasting days. Edited from the Roman Missal. Verlagsanstalt Benziger & Co., Einsiedeln 1927 (from 1929 to 1963 published in numerous editions and various editions by the Maria Laach Abbey, among others under the title Small Volksmeßbuch for Sundays and Holidays , The large Volksmessbuch for all days of the church year , Latin- German Volksmeßbuch. )
  • In the pastoral office of Christ: Holy Bishops and Chancellors of the German Middle Ages. Schöningh-Verlag, Paderborn 1935.
  • Holy sowing: The German apostles and martyrs of Christ. Schöningh-Verlag, Paderborn 1937 (with Theodor Bogler)
  • Children's booklet for Holy Mass. Benziger Verlag, Einsiedeln-Cologne 1950 (with pictures by Hilde Deinhard).
  • The main celebrations of Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil. According to the Vatican edition in 1956 following the Volksmessbuch. Benziger Verlag, Einsiedeln-Cologne 1957.

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predecessor Office successor
Basil Ebel Dept. of Khajuraho
1964 - 1977 		Adalbert kurzja
personal data
SURNAME Bomm, Urbanus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bomm, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Benedictine and choral scholar
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Praise
DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1982
Place of death Then after