Meurers, Heinrich von
MEURERS, HEINRICH VON
Liturgist; b. Tönnis (Holstein), Oct. 21, 1888; d. Trier, May 16, 1953. From 1909 he studied theology at Innsbruck, though interrupted by military service (1914–18), and he completed his studies with a doctorate in theology in 1921. In 1920, he was ordained at Trier. After a year of pastoral duties, he went to Rome for further studies, where, in 1923, he received the degree of master of sacred theology. From 1923 to 1935, he was professor of dogma at the theological faculty of Trier. From 1935 to 1951, he was vicar-general of the Diocese of Trier. In this office Von Meurers displayed high qualities and became, even beyond the boundaries of the diocese, one of the leaders of the liturgical movement in Germany; he was a founding member of the German liturgical commission (1940), the first president of the Liturgical Institute of Trier (1947), and president of the first German liturgical congress at Frankfurt am Main in 1950. From his articles, which he published in different periodicals, the one on concelebration stands out: "Die eucharistische Konzelebration, " Pastor Bonus, 53 (1942) 65–77; 97–105.
Bibliography: j. wagner, Liturgisches Jahrbuch 3 (1953) 5–9.
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