THALHOFER, VALENTIN. - Liturgist and theologian, b. at Unterroth near Ulm, in Germany, on 21 January 1825, d. there on 17 September 1891.

From 1850 to 1863 he was professor of exegesis and biblical archaeology at Dillingen-Donau, from 1863 to 1876 of pastoral discipline at Munich, where he directed the "Georgianum," from 1876 of liturgy at Eichstätt, where in 1877 he was dean and in 1889 provost of the Chapter of the cathedral.

A prolific writer both in the biblical-exegetical field and in the patristic and pastoral one, and especially in sacred liturgy. From 1869 to 1888 he directed the German edition of the works of the Church Fathers, published Erklärung der Psalmen (Dillingen 1857), Opferlehre des Hebräerbriefes (ibid. 1855), Die Opfer des A. und N. Bundes (Munich 1870), edited a new edition of the Rituale Eystetiense-Romanum and a Manuale Rituum (1879-80). However, his principal work and one of great importance was the Handbuch der katholischen Liturgik (1883-93), with supplements, from his manuscripts, by A. Schmid on the canonical hours. A new edition of vol. I was produced in 1894 by A. Ebner, and the whole work was later reworked by L. Eisenhofer (v.), Freiburg im Breisgau 1912-32; 2nd ed. ibid. 1940-41.

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BIBL.: A. Schmid, Dr. V. Thalhofer, Dompropst in Eichstätt, Kempten 1892; W. Pruner, s. v. in Kirchenlex., XII (1899) pp. 1451-54.

Pietro Siffrin

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