Bernhard Josef Hilgers (20 August 1803 – 7 February 1874) was a German Catholic
church historian born in
Dreiborn in der Eifel.
Biography
Hilgers studied at the
University of Bonn
The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...
, and in 1827 was ordained as a priest in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
. He spent a year as an associate pastor in
Münstereifel, followed by five years service as a chaplain at the mental asylum in
Siegburg. In 1834 he received his doctorate of
theology
Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...
at
Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state distr ...
, and during the following year, obtained his
habilitation
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at the Catholic theological faculty in Bonn. From 1838 he served as pastor at the
Church of St Remigius, Bonn
St. Remigius is a Catholic church and parish in Bonn, Germany. The building was completed in 1307, in Gothic style.
History
Construction of the church, originally intended as a monastery church, was begun in 1272 by the Franciscan Order. It was c ...
, then in 1846 became a full professor of church history at the university.
[ADB:Hilgers, Bernhard Josef]
In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, S. 412–414.
He was excommunicated in 1872, along with Bonn colleagues
Franz Peter Knoodt
Franz Peter Knoodt (6 November 1811 – 27 January 1889) was a German Catholic theologian who was a native of Boppard.
He studied theology in Bonn und Tübingen, and later worked as a chaplain and teacher in Trier. In 1841-43 he furthered hi ...
,
Joseph Langen
Joseph Langen (3 June 1837 – 13 July 1901) was a German theologian and priest, who was instrumental for the German Old Catholic movement.
Langen was born at Cologne, studied at Bonn, and was ordained priest for the Roman Catholic Church in 1 ...
and
Franz Heinrich Reusch
Franz Heinrich Reusch (4 December 1825 – 3 March 1900) was an Old Catholic theologian.
He was born at Brilon, in Westphalia, studied general literature at Paderborn, and theology at Bonn, Tübingen and Munich. The friend and pupil of Döl ...
,
[ by ]Paul Melchers
Paul Melchers (6 January 1813 – 14 December 1895) was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Cologne. At the height of the '' Kulturkampf'' he took refuge in the Netherlands.
Life
Melchers was born in Münster. He studied law at Bonn (1830–33), an ...
, Archbishop of Cologne
The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of Beethoven and northern Rhineland-Palati ...
, in the debate over papal infallibility.
In 1841 he published "''Symbolische Theologie, oder die Lehrgegensätze des Katholicismus und Protestantismus''" ("Symbolic theology, or the teaching opposites of Catholicism and Protestantism").[
]
See also
* Josef Hilgers
References
External links
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1803 births
1874 deaths
People excommunicated by the Catholic Church
Academic staff of the University of Bonn
University of Bonn alumni
People from Euskirchen (district)
19th-century German historians
19th-century German male writers
German male non-fiction writers