Gottfried Lumper
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Gottfried Lumper was a German
Benedictine
patristic writer.
in Bavaria
. At an early age he commenced his education at the abbey school, received in the course of time the habit of the order, made his solemn profession in 1764, and was ordained priest in 1771. After this he never left the Abbey of St. George at Billingen in the Black Forest
except for occasional assistance in the sacred ministry.
He was appointed director of the gymnasium, and professor of church history and dogmatic theology. Later he was made prior of his monastery.
Smaller works were:
He also assisted in the publication of the periodical "Nova Bibliotheca Eccl. Friburgensis".
Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
patristic writer.
Life
Lumper was born at FüssenFüssen
Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated from the Austrian border. It is located on the banks of the Lech river. The River Lech flows into the Forggensee...
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. At an early age he commenced his education at the abbey school, received in the course of time the habit of the order, made his solemn profession in 1764, and was ordained priest in 1771. After this he never left the Abbey of St. George at Billingen in the Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
except for occasional assistance in the sacred ministry.
He was appointed director of the gymnasium, and professor of church history and dogmatic theology. Later he was made prior of his monastery.
Works
All his spare time was employed in the study of early Christian literature. His major work was "Historia theologico-critica de vita, scriptis atque doctrina SS. Patrum aliorumque scriptorum eccl. trium priorum sæculorum", which was published in thirteen volumes at Augsburg between 1783 and 1789.Smaller works were:
- A translation of "Historia religionis in usum prælectionum catholicarum" of Matthew Schröckh, of which two editions appeared at Augsburg in 1788 and 1790;
- two works in German, "Die römisch-kath. hl. Messe in deutscher Sprache", with various additional prayers (Ulm, 1784), and "Der Christ in der Fasten, d. i. die Fasten-Evangelia nach dem Buchstaben und sittlichen Sinne" (Ulm, 1786).
He also assisted in the publication of the periodical "Nova Bibliotheca Eccl. Friburgensis".