Father Boniface Wimmer

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diocese
gptkbp:advocatesFor Religious freedom
Social justice
Youth ministry programs
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Benedictine_monks
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Benedictine_Order
gptkbp:born February 12, 1809
gptkbp:burialPlace St._Vincent_Cemetery
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:American_Catholicism
Catholic_higher_education
gptkbp:contribution Establishment_of_parishes_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:died January 8, 1887
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Munich
gptkbp:encouraged Interfaith dialogue
Lay_participation_in_the_Church
gptkbp:established Benedictine_communities
Benedictine_education_system
Benedictine_monasteries_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:fosters Community service initiatives
gptkbp:founded St. Vincent Archabbey
St. Vincent Seminary
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_of_Benedictine_monasticism_in_the_U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Father Boniface Wimmer
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_America
Cultural_integration_of_German_immigrants
gptkbp:influenced Benedictine_education_in_the_United_States
Catholic_education_policy.
Catholic_liturgy_in_America
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pope_Gregory_XVI
gptkbp:inspiration Benedictine_spirituality
Future_generations_of_Benedictines
gptkbp:inspiredBy St. Benedict
gptkbp:involved Catholic_education_reform
gptkbp:knownFor Founding_the_Benedictine_Congregation_of_St._Vincent
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
German
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_American_monasticism
gptkbp:mission Promoting_Catholic_education
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableEvent First_American_Benedictine_monastery
gptkbp:notableWork Establishment_of_St._Vincent_College
gptkbp:occupation Missionary
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Bavaria,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Latrobe,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:promoted gptkb:Catholic_social_teaching
Cultural heritage preservation
Ecumenism
Vocations to the priesthood
gptkbp:recognizedBy Contributions to education
Visionary leadership
Leadership in monastic life
gptkbp:releaseYear 1846
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:role Abbot
gptkbp:servedIn Spiritual_leader
gptkbp:successor Father_Edward_J._McCarthy
gptkbp:supported Missionary work
Immigrant rights
Catholic_charities