Wimmer Wednesday. How young Boniface Wimmer ended up at Metten. “In June 1830 Metten was officially declared a Benedictine Priory.8 The two venerable monastics started their holy work in great poverty. As small and insignificant as this planting may have appeared, there nevertheless was a lot of talk about it, Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday. Young Sebastian Wimmer is ordained. “At the theological seminary in Regensburg, Sebastian had the invaluable good fortune to come under the mentorship of the enlightened and holy Georg Michael Wittmann. The teachings, principles, and above all the admirable example, which he absorbed here, stayed with him all the Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday. While in school, the future archabbot’s friends had this to say about him: “Sebastian’s friends said of him that he was definitely of strong character, and did not let any obstacle get in his way once he had made a decision. At the same time, he was always Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday. A young Boniface Wimmer (then known as Sebastian) had learned from his lack of effort. “Once Sebastian Wimmer had entered the seminary of the Georgianum, it became evident that over summer vacation all the knowledge he had acquired in the few weeks before exams had evaporated like smoke. Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday. A young Sebastian Wimmer begins to head in the right direction. “When Sebastian started his return trip to Munich after summer vacation, he had about as little hope as desire to be accepted at the Georgianum. For that reason, he now had firmly made up his mind to Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday. It took some time for a young Sebastian Wimmer, later known as Archabbot Boniface, to develop good habits, especially in school: “Sebastian Wimmer rented a room near the Sendlinger gate in Munich, in the house of a certain Bartholomäus Grundner. Due to the fact that Dr. Döllinger had Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday. After a long hiatus, Wimmer Wednesdays are back. Our initial posts will be from an early biography of Boniface Wimmer, written by Oswald Moosmüller, O.S.B. The Sebastian referred to here was his name prior to becoming a monk. “Sebastian took school very seriously; he did not consider it Read more…