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Bonaventure Lüthen
Bonaventure Lüthen, S.D.S. (5 May 1846 - 10 December 1911), was a founding member of the Society of the Divine Savior, commonly called the Salvatorians, and a close collaborator of Venerable Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan. The cause for his beatification was introduced in 1943. Life Early life and ministry Bernard Lüthen was born in Paderborn, Germany, to Henry and Theresia Luthen. As a young man, Bernard decided to follow his older brother, Karl, into the local diocesan seminary. After completing secondary studies in a local, Jesuit-run school, he entered the archdiocesan seminary in Paderborn. He was ordained a priest on 15 May 1872, in the Paderborn Cathedral. Because of chronic ill health and the limitations placed on the Catholic Church by the Kulturkampf, a parish assignment was not possible. Father Bernard was assigned to serve as the private chaplain to the family of Baron von Brenken of Wewer. He dutifully served the family and household staff, gradually extending hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servant Of God
"Servant of God" is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint. Terminology The expression "servant of God" appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in the Old Testament, the last four in the New Testament, New. The Hebrew Bible refers to "Moses the servant of Elohim" (עֶֽבֶד הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים ''‘eḇeḏ-hā’ĕlōhîm''; , , , and ). , ). refers to Joshua as ''‘eḇeḏ Yahweh'' (עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה). The New Testament also describes Moses in this way in (τοῦ δούλου τοῦ Θεοῦ, ''tou doulou tou Theou''). Paul the Apostle, Paul calls himself "a servant of God" in (δοῦλος Θεοῦ, ''doulos Theou''), while Epistle of James, James calls himself "a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ" (θεοῦ καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ δοῦλος, ''Theou kai Kyriou Iēsou Christou doulos'') in . describes "servants of God" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
