Frederick George Holweck
Frederick George Holweck (born Friedrich Georg Holweck; December 29, 1856 – February 15, 1927) was a German-American Catholic parish priest and scholar, hagiographer and church historian. Monsignor Holweck contributed some articles to the Catholic Encyclopedia.
The Right Reverend Monsignor Frederick George Holweck | |
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| Born | Friedrich Georg Holweck December 29, 1856 Wiesloch, Baden |
| Died | February 15, 1927 (aged 70) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Burial place | S. S. Peter & Paul Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Ordained | June 27, 1880 |
As rector of St. Francis de Sales Church at St. Louis, Missouri, he was tasked with rebuilding the church after the original was destroyed by the Great St. Louis Tornado of 1896. The second edifice, incorporating many of the characteristics of German ecclesiastical architecture is familiarly known as "the Cathedral of South St. Louis." He also served as vicar-general of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
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