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Greith, Karl Johann

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Roman Catholic doctor of theology and prelate, was born in 1807 at Rapperswyl. In 1863 he was made bishop of St. Gall, the second after the foundation of that diocese. He died May 17,1882. He wrote, Die deutsche Mystik im Prediger-Orden von 1250-1350 (Freiburg, 1860): Geschichte der altirischen Kirche (ibid. 1867): Der heilige Gallus, der Apostel Alemanniens (St. Gall, 1865): Licht und Recht zur Vertheidigung seiner bischoflichen Pflichtstellung (Einsiedeln, 1874). (B.P.)

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Greith, Karl Johann'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/greith-karl-johann.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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