Anselm Sparber
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The Reverend Anselm Sparber | |
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| Church | Catholic Church (Italy) |
| Province | Trento |
| Diocese | Bolzano-Brixen |
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| Born | 13 May 1883 |
| Died | 26 November 1969 (aged 86) Mals, South Tyrol, Italy |
Anselm Sparber (May 13 1883 – November 26 1969) was a South Tyrolean Catholic priest, theologian, and religious author.
Early life
[edit]Anselm Sparber, from the hamlet Egg, was ordained a priest in 1909. He was assigned to a parish in Fiè am Schlern and Natz, later becoming a vicar in Falzes. He worked as a teacher at Vinzentinum, and from 1933 he was a Professor of ecclesiastical and diocesan history at the Philosophical-theological College Brixen,[1]. In 1939, he was appointed director of the diocesan archives of Brixen and consistorial councilor.[2]
Anselm Sparber wrote numerous works on the church and local history of South Tyrol.
Works
[edit]- Abriss der Geschichte des Chorherrensiftes Neustift bei Brixen (1920),
- Die Marienwallfahrt Trens (1928).
Awards
[edit]- Badge of honor of South Tyrol
- Award of Walther-von-der-Vogelweide
- honorary member of University of Innsbruck
- a street was named after him in the center of Pfalzen
References
[edit]Note
- ^ "Digitalisierter Bestand der Landesbibliothek Dr. Friedrich Teßmann". digital.tessmann.it. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Digitalisierter Bestand der Landesbibliothek Dr. Friedrich Teßmann". digital.tessmann.it. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
External links
[edit]- Anselm Sparber, German National Library
- Sparber, Anselm, RI-Opac
- Obituary, sterbebilder.schwemberger.at
