Peter Wirth (Byzantinist)
Peter Wirth may refer to: * James Wirth (Peter Wirth, 1830–1871), German Catholic Religious Brother * Peter Wirth (politician) (born 1961), member of the New Mexico Senate {{hndis, Wirth, Peter ...
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James Wirth
Brother James Wirth, F.F.S.C., ( ger, Bruder Jakobus, 15 October 1830 – 28 March 1871) was a German Catholic Religious Brother who founded the religious congregation of the Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross. They are dedicated to the care of disadvantaged youth, especially orphans, primarily through providing vocational training to help them lead successful lives as adults. Early life He was born Peter Wirth in the town of Niederbreitbach, then in the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia, on 15 October 1830, the fourth child of Theodor Wirth and Katharina Andries. His father was a shepherd while his mother ran a small pub. He lost his father at the age of nine and his mother a year later. Because of this tragedy, the impoverished children were separated, and Wirth was raised by his uncle and godfather, Johann Peter Andries, who was a teacher in the local school. Although his uncle eventually made Peter his assistant at the school, for financial reasons Peter could n ...
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