Franz Neumayr

Franz Neumayr, baptismal name Franciscus Sebastian, ( born January 7, 1697 in Munich, † May 1, 1765 in Augsburg ) was a German Catholic theologian, Jesuit, preacher, playwright and writer.

Life

Franz Neumayr was born as the son of the local brewer George Neumayr (1659-1719, son of a baker ) and his wife Maria Ursula, daughter of councilman Michael Stolz and his wife, Helen, on January 17, 1697 in Munich. He was baptized in the name Franciscus Sebastianus and had ten siblings, six of whom died young. The parents made ​​for a good education. He was represented at the Jesuit high school in his hometown from 1706, but had to leave because of his bad behavior after six years. As early as 13 October of that year he was admitted to the city in the Jesuit order as a novice. Later he attended the Augustinian Canons in polling.

From 1714 to 1717 Neumayr studied philosophy at the Lyceum in Augsburg. He received his ordination Hedge on 24 April 1716. In the five years after completing his studies, he traveled his Interstiz ' to Neuburg, Dillingen an der Donau, Munich, Burghausen and finally back to Augsburg in the frame. Subsequently, he studied from 1722 to 1726 in Dillingen and Ingolstadt in theology, was ordained subdeacon in March 1726, in the following month as a deacon and a priest on June 15. In this and the next year he also touched on the scope of the Tertiats in Altötting.

Then Neumayr worked at schools in Brig and Solothurn to 1729 as professor of rhetoric and then in 1729 and 1730 as a missionary at the Salzburg archbishopric. On February 2, 1730 he finally took his last vows. The following year he was appointed as a teacher of rhetoric to Munich in 1736 as a missionary to Haidhausen next year. Than court preacher to Hall in Tirol and in 1738 as president of the Latin Congregation to Munich He was in the years 1743, 1746 and 1747 also prefect of studies and began a literary activity.

After Neumayr had been from 1750 to 1752 rector of Dillinger and Ingolstadt Konviktes, he became preacher at Augsburg Cathedral. In this office he held every year at least for the third Christmas, Easter and Pfinsttag and on 12 August controversial sermons. In 1762 he was celebrated on the occasion of his 50th anniversary medal. He had already become weaker. The next year, he handed over the Dompredigerstelle and became seriously ill. He could no longer use, and died on May 1, 1765 68- year his hands and feet.

Work / review

Through his Controverspredigten to Neumayr made ​​unpopular both in the Protestant as well as some Catholics, for he wrote polemical works against Protestants and freethinkers. In a paper of 1760 he treated probabilism, whereupon the Dominican monk Reichard wrote several pamphlets. This debate raged for a long time, with interruptions, thereby Neumayr had some followers. One of his sermons in this regard has been indexed. He campaigned against probabilism, which is why his opponents anzeigten him to the bishop. This complained Neumayr in Rome and on May 29, 1760 a corresponding decree of the Inquisition was issued. After German bishops also condemned his sermon. Since he was faithful to the Church, he was silent, so the dispute was settled. Since this dispute, he worked intensively with literature and wanted to abolish several ascetic writings.

Neumayr had extensive knowledge in all theological areas. He defended Catholicism, which he partly also intolerant of other faiths occurred. So he wrote a work in which he claimed that the Catholic denomination is the only reasonable. He also wrote a work with arguments to remain Catholic or to become. Nevertheless, he was popular as a theological writer in both Catholic and Protestant at. But a part of his literary work was not published until after his death.

Although Neumayr was more practical, sought in his works but always a justification of his actions. In total he wrote about 100 works that have been published in aggregated 400 runs and also found outside Germany dissemination. Among them are textbooks and dramatic works, as well as dramas theoretical. He wrote six tragedies, three comedies and a musical comedy.

Neumayr was appreciated overall in his time, but later there were reconnaissance as Friedrich Nicolai, the negative regarded him as an afterthought. Neumayr had clear principles, but was still not a bigot. Educationally, he sat down for a little innovations. Overall he was a great teacher and preacher.

Restless worked Neumayr in God's service. Even when he could not walk well, he was not far off the pulpit, but let go, and when he could not write himself, he dictated.

Works

  • Theatrum asceticum, immersive Meditationes sacrae in Theatro Congregationis Latinae, Monachii exhibitae verni jejunii tempore, from anno 1739 ad annum 1747 ( Ingolstadt / Augsburg 1748)
  • Idea Rhetorices, sive institutions brevis de praeceptis etc. Rhetorices ( Augsburg 1748)
  • Truth, power and exercise of the theological virtues: faith, hope and love ( Ingolstadt / Augsburg 1749)
  • Idea Poeseos, seu methodica instructio de praeceptis, practice, et usu artis ad ingeniorum culturam, animorum oblectionem, ac morum doctrinam accommodata ( Ingolstadt 1751 )
  • Idea cultus Mariani ( Augsburg 1751 )
  • Gratia vocationis sacerdotalis ( Augsburg 1751 )
  • Vir apostolicus, seu doctrina de methodica utili et facili praxi functionum sacerdotalium ( Augsburg 1752)
  • Etc annex to the notes on the not worthy justification of Mr. Franz Rothfischer or modest response to the erzgrobe blasphemous writing, which the careless man about the state of Catholic schools have done violence ausgestreuet ( Ingolstadt 1753)
  • Exterminium Acediae: Fructus exhortationis DN Jesus Christ, Luc. 13, triduo expensae ( Augsburg 1755)
  • Sermons on dei question: whether there is a ergiebliches means to unite the three religions of the Holy Roman Empire? (Munich / Ingolstadt 1755)
  • Question: Whether its recent dispute speeches were thoroughly answered by Lutheran spring fencers and refuted Worked with inventory of truth? Examined by the author himself and presented unpartheiischen readers farther judgment, particularly against the theological pleasures of Dr. Chladenius (Munich / Ingolstadt 1755)
  • Question: if the Catholic clergy will despised by the men Protestants rightly? answered (Munich / Ingolstadt 1755)
  • Triduum sacrum exercitiis spiritualibus accommodatum ( Augsburg 1756 )
  • Ordo diurnus, sive Methodus vitae quotidianae ad Dei surrounded placitum multo cum fructu exigendae
  • Holy dispute speeches on important issues of faith ( two volumes; Munich / Ingolstadt 1757-1760 )
  • Sacrorum Exercitiorum (two parts, Augsburg 1757)
  • Vita reflexa, seu usus examinis Quotidiani
  • Question: Whether the probabilism of Catholic schools is abominable? Answered ( Augsburg 1760)
  • Theatrum politicum, immersive Tragoediae ad commendationem virtutis et vitiorum detestationem
  • Curatio melancholiae or patience in suffering ( Augsburg 1761)
  • Theatrum asceticum. Tome II immersive mundus in maligno positus. Meditations exhibitae Monachii from anno 1748 ad annum 1750 (1761 )
  • MICAE evangelicae, seu puncta Meditationum ( Augsburg 1762)
  • Core of Christianity or Christian Catholic faith and morals ( Augsburg / Innsbruck 1762)
  • Catholic church year or declaration of Sundays and Festäglichen Gospels ( Augsburg 1762)
  • Miserere or the 50th Psalm in mobile history Expound sermons (two parts, Augsburg 1762-1765 )
  • Betwoche, or prayerful reflections on the seven petitions of the Holy Father 's Prayer ( Augsburg 1763)
  • Spiritual Gemüthsversammlung ( Augsburg 1764)
  • The victorious truth, which is crucial Bewegursachen to remain Catholic or become Catholic; drawn from the armed speeches ( Augsburg 1764)
  • Sermons of the Holy Rosary on the fifteen mysteries of life, suffering and death of Christ ( Augsburg / Ingolstadt 1764)
  • Festum Lacrymarum, or three-day Zährenfest, , together with a eulogy on the feast of Mary Magdalene ( Augsburg 1764)
  • Religio prudentum, sola fides Catholica immersive fides prudens ( Augsburg / Ingolstadt 1764)
  • Holy dispute speeches or sermons controvers ( four parts, Augsburg 1764)
  • Rhetorica Christiana, sive Methodus practica, doctrinam Christianam ad captum onmis Aetatis insigni cum animarum fructu explanandi. Olim discipulis Rhetoricae privata per eruditione ad calamum data, nunc publicae lucis facta ( Augsburg 1766 )
  • Faith and life lessons about the article of the most holy sacrament of the altar ( Augsburg 1768)
  • The commandment of love of God, & c. ( Augsburg 1768)
  • Via compendii ad perfectionem Statui religioso competentem itinere octiduano emetienda, duce S. Ignatio de Loyola ( Augsburg 1769)
  • Via salutis, immersive sacra exercitia juventuti litterariae accommodata ( Augsburg 1770)
  • Apostolic preacher, that is moral speeches on all Sundays of the church year (two parts, Augsburg 1755)
  • Holy order of life, together with a statement of reasonable performance ( Augsburg 1779)
  • Triple customs speeches on every feast of Our Lady ( Augsburg 1779)
  • Thorough and practical Christian teaching of faith, hope and love, as well as of the Christian righteousness, for all ages ( Augsburg 1780)
  • Thorough and practical Christian teaching of the holy sacraments, for all ages ( Augsburg 1783)
  • True concept of ascetical theology, which maintains the science of the saints, which is to be holy, ( Augsburg 1784)
  • Lessons for obtaining useful perfections ( Augsburg 1789)
  • Titus Imperator
  • Eutropius infelix Politicus
  • Papinianus Juris Consultus
  • Anastatius Deacon
  • Jeroboam
  • Constantia Orthodoxa from Imperatore Constantio sapienter honorata
  • Sepulchrum concupiscenctiae
  • Servus duorum Dominorum
  • Processus contra judicialis fures temporis
  • Tobias et Sara
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