Johann Baptist Mehler

Johann Baptist Mehler ( born June 14, 1860 in Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, † March 15, 1930 in Regensburg ) was a German Catholic priest, prelate and religious writer from the diocese of Regensburg.

Life and work

Johann Baptist Mehler was the son of a cloth and toys manufacturer from Tirschenreuth. He studied theology, was ordained a priest in 1884 and served as pastor at several places in the diocese of Regensburg.

Mehler one of the founders and activists of the " Bavarian Christian Farmers Association" in the Upper Palatinate and edited its leaves " The Christian Bauer" and the " farmer friend ". He also led the editors of the nationally distributed " correspondence and offer sheet for the entire Catholic clergy in Germany" and functioned since 1892 as a local president of the Regensburger Marian Congregation, since 1910 as a diocesan Church President.

Mehler prelate became famous for its literary activity. He wrote a number of books and pamphlets, mainly on church history or hagiographic themes, often with a strong heimatgeschichtlichem reference.

Johann Baptist Mehler was one of the very few people in Germany who knew the St. John Bosco personally closer. Shortly after his ordination, he traveled in 1885 to Turin and stayed about 3 weeks in the later saints in the mother house whose Congregation, where he found " opportunity to look at Don Bosco's educational system up close and as the teachings and instructions of the blessed in receiving to take that left an indelible, lasting for life impression for Mehler ". Mehler also belonged to the first, the person and work of John Bosco in Germany made ​​known. In the fall of 1885, he talked about already on the German Catholic in Münster ( Westphalia ), 1889, he published in the " Regensburger Marie Calendar " the first illustrated biography of the saint in German language. Also published Mehler 1893, the books " Don Bosco social creatures," and " Don Bosco, the great educators of youth and admirers of Mary ".

1903 was one of the founders Mehler prelate of the Catholic boys clubs for the Kingdom of Bavaria, the ideas of Don Bosco took up the youth ministry.

The priest also managed several regional mission teams and acted as a notary donations authorized representative of the Upper Palatinate Mission Bishop Johann Baptist Anzer for its mission in southern Shandong. For the promotion of the pilgrimage, he was appointed in 1926 as an honorary citizen of the city Altötting.

Johann Baptist Mehler died in 1930 after a long sickbed in Regensburg. His birthplace Tirschenreuth has the " prelate - Mehler Street " named after him.

Works (selection)

  • Don Bosco 's sociale creations, his apprentice meetings and educational supplies; a contribution to the solution of the apprentice question, 1893
  • Don Bosco, the great educators of youth and devotees of Mary, 1893
  • St. Wolfgang, Bishop of Regensburg; historical Festschrift for nine hundred years of memories of his death, 1894
  • Biography of the pious Bishop Michael Wittmann of Ratisbon, 1894
  • The Socialist poetry, 1894
  • The Holy House at Loretto; to the 600th jubilee of its transmission, 1896
  • The St. Hedwig Hospital in Berlin: the golden jubilee (14th Sept. 1896), 1896 Digitalisat
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, 1897
  • Blessed Peter Canisius, an apostle of Germany; the 300th memories of his death, 1897
  • Our Lady Altöttings the National Shrine of Bavaria, 1898
  • The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis in Regensburg; for the 150th anniversary of residence, 1899
  • The 300th anniversary of the Marian Congregation Altötting, 1899
  • The Mariahilfberg at Amberg and the Upper Palatinate veterans and warriors Teams, 1901
  • Our Lady of Tuntenhausen; illustrated pilgrimage booklet, 1901
  • Pilgrimage booklet of Our Lady in white rain, with an appendix of prayers and songs, 1901
  • Pages of Testimony from Kötztings past and Pfingstritt, 1901
  • The priestly ordination in the Catholic Church after the Roman Pontifical, 1902
  • The bishop's ordination in the Catholic Church after the Roman Pontifical, 1902
  • General Tilly, the Victorious, 1903
  • Our Lady of the Arc mountains, anniversary booklet for 1904
  • The Festival celebration of 40 years of priestly jubilee His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop Dr. Anthony of Henle, Imperial Council of the Crown of Bavaria, 1914
  • Memory of Joseph Leis, the prosperous merchant and Royal Romanian Consul, died on November 7, 1915 in Regensburg, 1916
  • Mary, wife of Landshut protection: History of the miraculous image of the "Mother with the inclined main " in the Ursuline Convent Church of St. Joseph to Landshut, 1918
  • Juliana Engelbrecht, the grace of God Virgin of Burgweinting, a Eucharistic Passion flower and the blessed Nicholas of Flue; 2 models and intercessors for the Christian peasantry, 1919
  • St. Wolfgang's Booklet for the 925 year anniversary of our diocesan patron ( 994-1919 ), 1919
  • Pilgrimage Booklet for healing. Salvator in Bettbrunn, 1925
  • Our Lady of Tirschenreuth, 1928
  • Images from the Capuchin activity to the Shrine Altötting, a piece of Bavarian and German Church History, 1929
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