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Christine Von Wattenwyl
Christine von Wattenwyl (25 November 1888 – 25 January 1964) was a Swiss Salvationist officer and religious worker. She was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Salvation Army and a pioneer of prison care in Switzerland. In 1964, she was posthumously awarded the Order of the Founder. Biography Christine von Wattenwyl was born on 25 November 1888 to a family of the Swiss nobility. Her parents were Rudolf von Wattenwyl and Pauline von Wattenwyl. She was raised in the Swiss Reformed Church. Inspired by her aunt, Anna von Wattenwyl, she converted to Salvationism. In 1912, von Wattenwyl enrolled in the Salvation Army's officers' school in London. She was appointed to the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1914 to 1916, she worked for the church in Paris before returning to Switzerland to work in Le Locle, Orbe, and Sainte-Croix. From 1921 until the end of her career, von Wattenwyl was based at the Salvation Army in Bern. She spent her life serving prisoners and was a pioneer for prison c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttigen
Uttigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Uttigen was first mentioned in 894 as ''Utingun''.Uttigen The oldest traces of a settlement in the area include a that can not be accurately dated and what is probably a |