Johann Nepomuk Locherer (August 21, 1773 – February 26, 1837) was a German Catholic

theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...

born in

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

. From 1790 he studied theology in Freiburg, and furthered his education at the

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...

in Meersburg. In 1798 he received his

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Breisach Breisach am Rhein (, ; formerly Alt-Breisach, , in contrast to " New Breisach"; Low Alemannic: ''Alt-Brisach''), commonly known as Breisach, is a town with approximately 16,500 inhabitants, situated along the Rhine in the Rhine Valley, in the di ...

, and subsequently served in parishes in

Rottenburg am Neckar Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...

(from 1799) and Endingen (from 1805). At Endingen he strove for educational reforms. In 1830 he became a professor to the Catholic theological faculty at the

University of Giessen University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German-speaking world. It is named afte ...

. Locherer is remembered for publication of a major work on

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called ''Geschichte der christlichen Religion und Kirche''. It contained nine volumes and was published from 1824 to 1836. He was also the author of textbooks on Christian church

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(''Lehrbuch der christlich-kirchlichen Archäologie'', 1832) and

patristics Patristics, also known as Patrology, is a branch of theological studies focused on the writings and teachings of the Church Fathers, between the 1st to 8th centuries CE. Scholars analyze texts from both orthodox and heretical authors. Patristics e ...

(''Lehrbuch der Patrologie, für akademische Vorlesungen bestimmt'', 1837).

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19th-century German Catholic theologians 19th-century German Roman Catholic priests Academic staff of the University of Giessen 1773 births 1837 deaths Clergy from Freiburg im Breisgau German male non-fiction writers 19th-century German male writers {{Germany-theologian-stub