Ferdinand Janner

Ferdinand Janner (4 February 1836 in Hirschau, Germany – 1 November 1895 in Regensburg, Germany) was a German theologian.

Biography

Janner completed his schooling at the Latin school of Amberg. After his graduation there, he studied theology at Würzburg and Regensburg, He was ordained a priest on 13 August 1858.

For a time, Janner worked as a parish priest, but he eventually returned to the University of Würzburg, where he received his Doctor of Theology. Thereafter, he served first as the chaplain at Weiden, then in 1863, he became the prefect of the Regensburg seminary. In 1865, Janner became Professor of Religion and History at Speyer's gymnasium and, in 1867, Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Christian Archaeology, and History of Art at the Regensburg lyceum. Finally, in 1883, he became the diocesan consultor. Janner retired from active life in 1888 and died seven years later.

Selected works

Janner wrote many works in both German and Latin, including:

• Geschichte der Bischöfe von Regensburg (in German). Vol. Erster Band. Regensburg. 1883. urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-ubr18603-6.
• Geschichte der Bischöfe von Regensburg (in German). Vol. Zweiter Band. Regensburg. 1884. urn:nbn:de:gbv:601-94206.
• Geschichte der Bischöfe von Regensburg (in German). Vol. Dritter Band. Regensburg. 1886. urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-ubr18605-6.
• Janner, Ferdinand (1861). De factis dogmaticis (in Latin). Würzburg.
• Infallibilem ecclesiam Catholicam esse in diiudicandis factis dogmaticis.
• Das officium unius martyris de communi in seinem Zusammenhang erklart.
• Das Heilige Land, und die heiligen Statten, ein Pilgerbuch.
• Missale parvun sive Missale Romanum in breviorem et commodiorem formam redactum.
• Die Bauhütten des deutschen Mittelaters.
• Nicolas von Weis, Bischof zu Speyer.
• Die Schotten in Regensburg, die Kirsche zu St. Jacob und deren Nordportal.
• Das romische Brevier in deutscher Sprache, in four volumes.
• Personen- und Sachregister zu Rass, Die Convertiten seit der Reformation, I-X.

From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia

Ferdinand Janner — Theologian, born at Hirschau, in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria), 4 Feb., 1836; died 1 November, 1895. He completed his studies at the Latin school of Amberg, taking his philosophical course at that lyceum, studied theology at Wurzburg and Ratisbon, and was ordained priest 13 August, 1858. After devoting himself to parish work for a time, he again took up his studies at Wurzburg, where he obtained the degree of Doctor of Theology, after which he was successively, chaplain at Weiden, in 1863 prefect of the Ratisbon seminary, 1865 professor of religion and history at the gymnasium of Speyer, 1867 professor of ecclesiastical history, Christian archaeology, and history of art at the Ratisbon lyceum, 1883 diocesan consultor. He retired from active life in the year 1888.

Janner's principal work is "Geschichte der Bischöfe von Regensburg", the three published volumes of which bring the history to the sixteenth century (Ratisbon, 1883-86). He also wrote: "De factis dogmaticis" (Wurzburg, 1861); "Infallibilem ecclesiam Catholicam esse in diiudicandis factis dogmaticis" (Speyer, 1866); "Das officium unius martyris de communi in seinem Zusammenhang erklart" (Speyer, 1867); "Das Heilige Land, und die heiligen Statten, ein Pilgerbuch" (Ratisbon, 1869); "Missale parvun sive Missale Romanum in breviorem et commodiorem formam redactum: (Ratisbon, 1870); "Die Bauhutten des deutschen Mittelaters" (2nd ed., Leipzig, 1876); "Nicolas von Weis, Bischof zu Speyer" (Wurzburg, 1876); "Die Schotten in Regensburg, die Kirsche zu St. Jacob und deren Nordportal" (Ratisbon, 1885); a translation of the Breviary "Das romische Brevier in deutscher Sprache" (4 vols., Ratisbon, 1890). He also wrote "Personen-und Sachregister zu Räss, Die Convertiten seit der Reformation", I-X (Freiburg im Br., 1872).

Bibliography

• Lauchert, Friedrich (1907). "Ferdinand Janner". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. pp. 283–284.