Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 History & biography Historians, various biographies

Amrhein, Andreas

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AMRHEIN, ANDREAS. - Founder of the Benedictine Congregation of St. Ottilia for the Foreign Missions (Benediktiner von St. Ottilien für auswärtige Missionen). Born at Gunzwil (Switzerland) on 1 February 1844, died at St. Ottilien (Bavaria), the mother house of the Congregation, on 29 December 1927. He did his early studies in his homeland, then went to Italy and to Paris to study the fine arts. Having become a Benedictine at Beuron (priest in 1872), he felt impelled to create a German institute for the foreign missions, visited Mill Hill and Steyl, and opened the first house in 1887. The institute was later incorporated into the Benedictine family as a congregation in its own right.

Bibliography

BIBL.: C. Wehrmeister, Die Benediktiner-Missionäre von St. Ottilien, St. Ottilien 1928.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 1119.

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“Amrhein, andreas.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 1119. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/amrhein-andreas.

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“Amrhein, andreas.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 1119. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/amrhein-andreas.

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  author    = {Redazione},
  title     = {Amrhein, andreas},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1119},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/amrhein-andreas}
}

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