August Schauer (17 January 1872 – 1 July 1941)[1] was a Gottschee German Roman Catholic priest and publisher.
August Schauer | |
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 Memorial plaque to August Schauer, Kočevske Poljane church wall | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1897 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August Schauer 17 January 1872 |
| Died | 1 July 1941 (aged 69) Ljubljana, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Kočevske Poljane, Slovenia |
| Nationality | Gottschee German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Education edit
After graduating from the lower secondary school in Kočevje, Schauer attended the upper secondary school in Novo Mesto. He then studied theology in Ljubljana and was ordained a priest on 22 July 1897.[2][3]
Priesthood edit
Schauer celebrated his first mass in Kočevske Poljane on 8 August 1897.[3][4] He was initially appointed as a curate in Koprivnik,[5] and then transferred to Stari Log in 1899.[2][6] Schauer then became the parish priest in Topla Reber in 1901.[7] He became the parish priest of Koprivnik in 1906.[5] Schauer served as the parish priest of Koprivnik for over 30 years.[1] He was appointed a spiritual advisor in 1930.[2] A celebration was held in Koprivnik on 10 January 1936 to mark his 30 years of service as parish priest.[3] A celebration marking 40 years of his priesthood was held on 22 July 1937.[5]
Professional work edit
Schauer edited the Gottscheer Kalender (Gottschee Almanac) (sl) from 1925 to 1941,[1] following the editorships of Wilhelm Tschinkel (1921–1923) and Robert Braune (1924).[5] In addition to promoting Catholicism, the almanac also cultivated local history studies and the Gottscheerisch dialect.[5] Schauer was among the organizers of the celebration in August 1930 to commemorate 600 years of Gottschee German settlement,[1] and he delivered a sermon at the event.[8] Like most of his fellow Gottschee German clergy,[9] Schauer was opposed to the mass resettlement of the Gottschee Germans during the Second World War.[10]
Death edit
Schauer died at the Leonišče Hospital in Ljubljana on 1 July 1941 and was buried in his native village of Kočevske Poljane.[1][3][11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Ferenc, Mitja, & Gojko Zupan. 2012. Izgubljene kočevske vasi, vol. 2 (K–P). Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, p. 229.
- ^ a b c Slovenec 3 July 1941, p. 4 (in Slovene)
- ^ a b c d "Pfarrer Schauer und der fremde Gast." Gottscheer Zeitung 100(87)(4) (April): p. 8. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Kmetijske in rokodelske novice 55(28) 10 July 1897, p. 272 (in Slovene)
- ^ a b c d e "Gottscheer Persönlichkeiten. Wir stellen vor: Geistl. Rat Pfarrer August Schauer." Gottscheer Zeitung 102(89)(1) (January): p. 7. Archived 2007-03-25 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Kmetijske in rokodelske novice 57(32) 12 August 1899, p. 282 (in Slovene)
- ^ Kmetijske in rokodelske novice 59(48) 30 November 1901, p. 476 (in Slovene)
- ^ Deutsche Zeitung 55(63) 7 August 1930, p. 1 (in German)
- ^ Ferenc, Tone. 1969. Nacistična raznarodovalna politika v Sloveniji v letih 1941–1945. Ljubljana: Obzorja, p. 590.
- ^ Petschauer, Erich. 1984. "Das Jahrhundertbuch": Gottschee and its people through the centuries. New York: Gottscheer Relief Association, p. 126.
- ^ Eppich, Josef. 1941. "Geistlicher Rat Pfarrer August Schauer." Gottscheer Zeitung (3 July).