Edward Michelis (born in

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, St. Mauritz, 6 February 1813; died in

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, 8 June 1855) was a German

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theologian.

Life

After his

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, in 1836, he was appointed private secretary to Clemens August von Droste-Vischering,

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, whose imprisonment he shared, first in the fortress of

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(1837), and later at

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and

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. On his release in 1841 he returned to St. Mauritz, where, the following year, he established the

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, whom he placed in charge of an orphanage he had also founded. In 1844 he was made professor of dogmatic theology in the seminary at Luxemburg, where he remained until his death. He was also the founder of the "Münstersche Sonntagsblatt" newspaper, and co-founder and editor-in-chief of "Das Luxemburger Wort" (1848).

Works

Among his published writings are: *"Völker der Südsee u. die Geschichte der protestantischen und katholischen Missionen unter denselben" (Munster, 1847); *"Lieder aus Westfalen", edited by his brother Friedrich in 1857; *"Das heilige Messopfer und das Frohnleichnamsfest in ihrer welthistorischen Bedeutung" (Erfurt, 1841).

References

;Attribution * The entry cites: **Lauchert in Buchberger, ''Kirchliches Handlex.''; **''Konversationslex''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Michelis, Edward 1813 births 1855 deaths 19th-century German Catholic theologians 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers German male non-fiction writers