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JPIC Newsletter nº 3, October 2016
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue - GENDER CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPIRITAN JPIC - ALONGSIDE THE OPPRESSED IN GERMANY - LAY SPIRITAN MISSION IN BOLIVIA - WOMEN AND…
October 1, 2016
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Brazil
German Spiritans take on responsibility for a mission territory in the south of Brazil.
July 23, 1951
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Germany
The German Spiritans celebrate the Golden Jubilee of their Province and of the Junior Seminary at Knechtsteden.
May 12, 1946
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Germany
The Provincialate in Cologne is destroyed during an air raid.
April 22, 1944
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Germany
Knechtsteden is closed down by the government and priests and seminarians are expelled. 35 brothers and 4 priests are sent to forced labour.
May 16, 1941
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Germany
The "Echo" and the missionary calendar are suppressed by the government.
May 24, 1939
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Germany
The 800th anniversary of Knechtsteden.
May 4, 1938
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Nigeria
Consecration of the new cathedral at Makurdi, built by Brother Baldomir (German Province). He and other brothers from Germany, trained many Nigerians to work with them as builders, carpenters etc.…
July 17, 1936
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Germany
Premiere of the missionary film, "Christ in the virgin forest". This is followed by "The Lord in the bush" and "Consecration of daughters amongst the Kwanyama" (1929-1933).
April 18, 1929
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Tefé
Arrival of the first group of German Spiritans in the Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé.
February 27, 1927
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Trinidad
German personnel to Trinidad: Fr. Leimann returns and Brothers Benno and Florian are sent on loan. Fr. Leonard Graff remains there until the 1960s.
April 3, 1923
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Germany
Death of Fr. Armandus Acker (born in Weyersheim, Alsace 24.04.1848). He is the founder of the German Province.
March 30, 1923
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Germany
Founding of the Mission Society of the Holy Ghost.
February 21, 1921
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East Africa
By the end of the first half of the year, nearly all the German missionaries have been repatriated after the war: 12 priests and 26 brothers.
April 20, 1920
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Germany
The junior seminary at Heimbach becomes the noviciate of the Province of Germany.
April 2, 1920
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Germany
The reconstruction of the province begins with the foundation of houses and works: Spire (1922); Donaueschingen (1923); Winterberg (1925); the Provincialate in Cologne (1925); the start of the junior seminary…
April 4, 1918
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Germany
During the First World War, 54 confreres were killed. At the end, the province lost the Alsatian confreres and houses as well as the mission of East Africa.
March 7, 1918
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Germany
First Spiritan missionary calendar produced. It was eventually printed on their own press at Knechtsteden.
April 20, 1908
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Germany
The first Spiritans ordained at Knechtsteden, Frs. BrŸning and Ritter, arrive in East Africa.
February 11, 1905
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Germany
The first two confreres from the new Province of Germany are ordained at Chevilly in France.
October 20, 1904
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Germany
The Provincial of Germany, Père Acker, acquires the house at Saverne in which François Libermann was born.
March 28, 1900
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Germany
First edition of the missionary magazine "Echo aus Knechtsteden" (which becomes "Echo aus den Missionen" in 1910; today the title is "Kontinente").
March 13, 1899
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Germany
Foundation of the mission school at Knechtsteden.
February 17, 1898
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Germany
Mgr. Allgeyer is ordained bishop at Knechsteden, the first bishop of the German Province. At the same time, the Province was given its own mission territory in East Africa.
April 25, 1897
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Germany
The mission of Tefé begins with German confreres, including brothers.
January 5, 1897
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Germany
Opening of the junior seminary at Knechtsteden by Fr. Amandus Acker. First group of German confreres leave for the Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé in Brazil.
February 25, 1895
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C.S.Sp.
Conclusion of the Berlin conference which had begun on 15.11.1884 under the presidency of the German Chancellor, Otto von Bismark. Central Africa is divided amongst several European countries. "Christian missionaries,…
February 26, 1885
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Germany
During the Kulturkampf, the Spiritans are expelled from Germany because they are equated with the Jesuits.
July 6, 1873
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Germany
Père Schwindenhammer acquires Kaiserwerth in Westerwald (26.03.1864) and Marienthal (23.03.1864).
March 18, 1864
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Germany
The German Province was created on this day.
October 13, 1863
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Germany
The first candidate from Germany is received into the Congregation by Francis Libermann, Franz-Josef Düllemann from Neheim-Hüsten. He had already begun his theological studies in Paderborn. He is or-dained priest…
January 22, 1852
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Germany
From 1851 onwards, several bishops in the USA ask for help from the Spiritans, but there are simply not enough confreres available.
April 11, 1851
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Germany
Père Libermann writes about his new Congregation in the "Katholik", a newspaper, founded by Bishops Raess of Starsbourg and Weis of Spire that covers the whole of Germany.
January 26, 1845
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