FRANCIS XAVIER WENINGER, MISSIONARY

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FRANCIS XAVIER WENINGER, MISSIONARY

Francis Xavier Weninger was a Jesuit missionary and author, born at Wildhaus, Styria, Austria, October 31, 1805; died at Cincinnati, Ohio, June 29, 1888. When already a priest and doctor of theology, he joined the Society of Jesus in 1832 and in 1841 was sent to Innsbruck, where he taught theology, history, and Hebrew.

As the Revolution of 1848 impeded his further usefulness at home, he left Europe and went to the United States. During his forty years he visited almost every state of the Union, preaching to vast multitudes in English, French, or German, as best suited the nationality of his hearers. In the year 1854 alone he delivered nearly a thousand sermons, and in 1864 he preached about forty-five missions.

His zeal also prompted Father Weninger to win souls with the pen and he published forty works in German, Sixteen in English, eight in French, three in Latin. Among his principal works are: Manual of the Catholic Religion (Ratisbon, 1858); Easter in Heaven (Cincinnati, 1862); Sermons (Mainz, 1881-86).

Source: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913

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