Wimmer, Boniface

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• Boniface Wimmer —     Boniface Wimmer     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Boniface Wimmer     Archabbot, b. at Thalmassing, Bavaria, 14 January, 1809; d. at St. Vincent Archabbey, Beatty, Pennsylvania, 8 Dec., 1887. He made his Classical studies at Ratisbon and entered… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Boniface Wimmer — Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. (1809 mdash;1887) was a German monk who in 1846 founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States, Saint Vincent Archabbey [http://www.benedictine.stvincent.edu] , in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, forty miles …   Wikipedia

• Boniface Wimmer — Portrait du P. Boniface Wimmer, osb, à la fin de sa vie Boniface Wimmer, osb, (1809 1887) est un moine bénédictin bavarois qui fonda la première abbaye bénédictine des États Unis, en 1846 en Pennsylvanie. L abbaye Saint Vincent de Latrobe est… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Bonifaz Wimmer — Erzabt Bonifaz Wimmer, zeitgenössischer Stahlstich Bonifaz Wimmer OSB (Taufname Sebastian; * 14. Januar 1809 in Thalmassing; † 8. Dezember 1887 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA) war der Gründer und erste Erzabt der Abtei St. Vincent …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Germans in the United States — • Includes all German speaking people, whether originally from Germany proper, Austria, Switzerland, or Luxemburg Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germans in the United States     Germans in the United States …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Bonifatius (Name) — Bonifatius ist ein männlicher Vorname und auch in der Kurzform „Bonifaz“ gebräuchlich. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung des Namens 2 Namenstag 3 Bekannte Namensträger 4 Kirchen 5 weitere Gebäude …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Saint Vincent College — Infobox University name = Saint Vincent College image size = 175px latin name = motto = mottoeng = established = 1846 type = Private affiliation = Roman Catholic (Benedictines) endowment = chancellor = president = H. James Towey vice president =… …   Wikipedia

• Abbaye d'Atchison — Présentation Nom local Saint Benedict s Abbey Culte Catholicisme Rattaché à Congrégation helvéto américaine Début de la construction 1857 Site web …   Wikipédia en Français

• Pittsburgh — • Diocese in western Pennsylvania in the United States of America Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pittsburgh     Pittsburgh     † …   Catholic encyclopedia