Dr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert was born in Oberelsbach, Germany. He died in Les Arcs sur Argens, France while traveling from Rome, Italy, to Lourdes, France.
There is a 33 page biography of Thomas Aquinas Weikert published in American Benedictine Review, v.63 no.2 2012, page 141, University of Michigan, ISSN: 0002-7650. The title of the article is "Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert, O.S.B., (1863-1906) - Orientalist and Consultant of the Papal Biblical Commission" by Dr. Erasmus Gass, University of Augsburg, who himself was born in Oberelsbach.
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077515651
Thomas Weikert is the author of "Grammatica Linguae Hebraicae cum Chrestomathia et Glossario", originally published in 1904.
Publisher: Nabu Press (September 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1246388723
ISBN-13: 978-1246388725
Very seldom is the curtain lifted to give us a glimpse of the life of individuals. One such glimpse is of the sudden death of Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert from the American Abbey of St. Meinrad. He was a professor of Oriental languages at Sant'Anselmo. Born in 1863 in Oberelsbach in Bavaria, like many Germans at the time he emigrated when very young to North America, where at the age of twenty he entered the Abbey of St. Meinrad. Following his ordination to the priesthood, he studied at Sant'Anselmo from 1891 where, after three years, he received a doctorate in philosophy. Already at this time he showed his particular love for Semitic languages, as a result of which he was soon entrusted with the teaching of these at Sant'Anselmo. In 1894-1895, with a view to perfecting his knowledge of the languages, he visited the Middle East. On his return to Sant'Anselmo, his prestige as an Orientalist rose rapidly. One after the other he accumulated an impressive collection of works in Hebrew, some of them rare. He had many Jewish friends, among them the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, who honored Weikert's memory with an obituary in an Italian Jewish periodical [Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89]. The most important of Weikert's scholarly publications is a grammar of the Hebrew language, written in Latin, which reflects his excellent knowledge of the most refined aspects of the style of the language. Weikert's publications demonstrated not only a deep knowledge of the Old Testament but also the profoundest study of rabbinical literature. Thus, it was inevitable that he came to the notice of the Roman Curia. In 1903 he was appointed one of the first members of the the newly founded Papal Biblical Commission. A factor in his appointment may have been his tendency toward exegetical conservatism. During the summer vacation, Fr. Thomas used to leave Rome for Lourdes where he spent some months as a confessor. His knowledge of several modern languages made made him particularly suited for this service at that much-visited center of pilgrimage. One June 30, 1906, he left Rome for Lourdes as usual. In the small French town of Les Arcs sur Argens, where he had broken his journey, he died suddenly on July 9. The cause of death could not be established with certainty - typhus or meningitis were possibilities. He was forty two years old.
[Biography from the book "Sant'Anselmo in Rome : College and University : From the Beginnings to the Present Day", Author: Pius Engelbert, Publisher: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2015]. (The author Pius Engelbert, OSB, is the former abbot of the Abbey of St. Joseph at Gerleve in Westphalia, Germany. For many years he was professor of ecclesiastical history at Sant'Anselmo, where he was also responsible for the reorganization of the institute's archives.)]
An obituary of Thomas Weikert was written by his friend, the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, in the Italian Jewish periodical "Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89.
Thomas Aquinas Weikert died while traveling on his way to Lourdes, France, where he served summers as a confessor.
According to a biography written about Thomas Aquinas Weikert, printed in American Benedictine Review, 2012, he was buried in Les Arc sur Argens, France, where he died. A monument exists at the cemetery in St. Meinrad, Indiana. It is unlikely he was exhumed or that his body was shipped to America, both because of the expense and because the heat of the summer would make it difficult. For this reason, there are two burial locations listed for him, but the true location of his body was likely Les Arc sur Argens.
I haven't yet searched for his grave in Les Arc sur Argens. His grave may no longer exist, as it's sometimes European custom to remove headstones and reuse graves. However, given his relative celebrity, his grave may still exist.
There is a 33 page biography of Thomas Aquinas Weikert published in American Benedictine Review, v.63 no.2 2012, page 141, University of Michigan, ISSN: 0002-7650. The title of the article is "Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert, O.S.B., (1863-1906) - Orientalist and Consultant of the Papal Biblical Commission" by Dr. Erasmus Gass, University of Augsburg, who himself was born in Oberelsbach.
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077515651
Thomas Weikert is the author of "Grammatica Linguae Hebraicae cum Chrestomathia et Glossario", originally published in 1904.
Publisher: Nabu Press (September 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1246388723
ISBN-13: 978-1246388725
Very seldom is the curtain lifted to give us a glimpse of the life of individuals. One such glimpse is of the sudden death of Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert from the American Abbey of St. Meinrad. He was a professor of Oriental languages at Sant'Anselmo. Born in 1863 in Oberelsbach in Bavaria, like many Germans at the time he emigrated when very young to North America, where at the age of twenty he entered the Abbey of St. Meinrad. Following his ordination to the priesthood, he studied at Sant'Anselmo from 1891 where, after three years, he received a doctorate in philosophy. Already at this time he showed his particular love for Semitic languages, as a result of which he was soon entrusted with the teaching of these at Sant'Anselmo. In 1894-1895, with a view to perfecting his knowledge of the languages, he visited the Middle East. On his return to Sant'Anselmo, his prestige as an Orientalist rose rapidly. One after the other he accumulated an impressive collection of works in Hebrew, some of them rare. He had many Jewish friends, among them the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, who honored Weikert's memory with an obituary in an Italian Jewish periodical [Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89]. The most important of Weikert's scholarly publications is a grammar of the Hebrew language, written in Latin, which reflects his excellent knowledge of the most refined aspects of the style of the language. Weikert's publications demonstrated not only a deep knowledge of the Old Testament but also the profoundest study of rabbinical literature. Thus, it was inevitable that he came to the notice of the Roman Curia. In 1903 he was appointed one of the first members of the the newly founded Papal Biblical Commission. A factor in his appointment may have been his tendency toward exegetical conservatism. During the summer vacation, Fr. Thomas used to leave Rome for Lourdes where he spent some months as a confessor. His knowledge of several modern languages made made him particularly suited for this service at that much-visited center of pilgrimage. One June 30, 1906, he left Rome for Lourdes as usual. In the small French town of Les Arcs sur Argens, where he had broken his journey, he died suddenly on July 9. The cause of death could not be established with certainty - typhus or meningitis were possibilities. He was forty two years old.
[Biography from the book "Sant'Anselmo in Rome : College and University : From the Beginnings to the Present Day", Author: Pius Engelbert, Publisher: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2015]. (The author Pius Engelbert, OSB, is the former abbot of the Abbey of St. Joseph at Gerleve in Westphalia, Germany. For many years he was professor of ecclesiastical history at Sant'Anselmo, where he was also responsible for the reorganization of the institute's archives.)]
An obituary of Thomas Weikert was written by his friend, the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, in the Italian Jewish periodical "Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89.
Thomas Aquinas Weikert died while traveling on his way to Lourdes, France, where he served summers as a confessor.
According to a biography written about Thomas Aquinas Weikert, printed in American Benedictine Review, 2012, he was buried in Les Arc sur Argens, France, where he died. A monument exists at the cemetery in St. Meinrad, Indiana. It is unlikely he was exhumed or that his body was shipped to America, both because of the expense and because the heat of the summer would make it difficult. For this reason, there are two burial locations listed for him, but the true location of his body was likely Les Arc sur Argens.
I haven't yet searched for his grave in Les Arc sur Argens. His grave may no longer exist, as it's sometimes European custom to remove headstones and reuse graves. However, given his relative celebrity, his grave may still exist.
Dr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert was born in Oberelsbach, Germany. He died in Les Arcs sur Argens, France while traveling from Rome, Italy, to Lourdes, France.
There is a 33 page biography of Thomas Aquinas Weikert published in American Benedictine Review, v.63 no.2 2012, page 141, University of Michigan, ISSN: 0002-7650. The title of the article is "Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert, O.S.B., (1863-1906) - Orientalist and Consultant of the Papal Biblical Commission" by Dr. Erasmus Gass, University of Augsburg, who himself was born in Oberelsbach.
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077515651
Thomas Weikert is the author of "Grammatica Linguae Hebraicae cum Chrestomathia et Glossario", originally published in 1904.
Publisher: Nabu Press (September 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1246388723
ISBN-13: 978-1246388725
Very seldom is the curtain lifted to give us a glimpse of the life of individuals. One such glimpse is of the sudden death of Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert from the American Abbey of St. Meinrad. He was a professor of Oriental languages at Sant'Anselmo. Born in 1863 in Oberelsbach in Bavaria, like many Germans at the time he emigrated when very young to North America, where at the age of twenty he entered the Abbey of St. Meinrad. Following his ordination to the priesthood, he studied at Sant'Anselmo from 1891 where, after three years, he received a doctorate in philosophy. Already at this time he showed his particular love for Semitic languages, as a result of which he was soon entrusted with the teaching of these at Sant'Anselmo. In 1894-1895, with a view to perfecting his knowledge of the languages, he visited the Middle East. On his return to Sant'Anselmo, his prestige as an Orientalist rose rapidly. One after the other he accumulated an impressive collection of works in Hebrew, some of them rare. He had many Jewish friends, among them the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, who honored Weikert's memory with an obituary in an Italian Jewish periodical [Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89]. The most important of Weikert's scholarly publications is a grammar of the Hebrew language, written in Latin, which reflects his excellent knowledge of the most refined aspects of the style of the language. Weikert's publications demonstrated not only a deep knowledge of the Old Testament but also the profoundest study of rabbinical literature. Thus, it was inevitable that he came to the notice of the Roman Curia. In 1903 he was appointed one of the first members of the the newly founded Papal Biblical Commission. A factor in his appointment may have been his tendency toward exegetical conservatism. During the summer vacation, Fr. Thomas used to leave Rome for Lourdes where he spent some months as a confessor. His knowledge of several modern languages made made him particularly suited for this service at that much-visited center of pilgrimage. One June 30, 1906, he left Rome for Lourdes as usual. In the small French town of Les Arcs sur Argens, where he had broken his journey, he died suddenly on July 9. The cause of death could not be established with certainty - typhus or meningitis were possibilities. He was forty two years old.
[Biography from the book "Sant'Anselmo in Rome : College and University : From the Beginnings to the Present Day", Author: Pius Engelbert, Publisher: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2015]. (The author Pius Engelbert, OSB, is the former abbot of the Abbey of St. Joseph at Gerleve in Westphalia, Germany. For many years he was professor of ecclesiastical history at Sant'Anselmo, where he was also responsible for the reorganization of the institute's archives.)]
An obituary of Thomas Weikert was written by his friend, the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, in the Italian Jewish periodical "Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89.
Thomas Aquinas Weikert died while traveling on his way to Lourdes, France, where he served summers as a confessor.
According to a biography written about Thomas Aquinas Weikert, printed in American Benedictine Review, 2012, he was buried in Les Arc sur Argens, France, where he died. A monument exists at the cemetery in St. Meinrad, Indiana. It is unlikely he was exhumed or that his body was shipped to America, both because of the expense and because the heat of the summer would make it difficult. For this reason, there are two burial locations listed for him, but the true location of his body was likely Les Arc sur Argens.
I haven't yet searched for his grave in Les Arc sur Argens. His grave may no longer exist, as it's sometimes European custom to remove headstones and reuse graves. However, given his relative celebrity, his grave may still exist.
There is a 33 page biography of Thomas Aquinas Weikert published in American Benedictine Review, v.63 no.2 2012, page 141, University of Michigan, ISSN: 0002-7650. The title of the article is "Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert, O.S.B., (1863-1906) - Orientalist and Consultant of the Papal Biblical Commission" by Dr. Erasmus Gass, University of Augsburg, who himself was born in Oberelsbach.
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077515651
Thomas Weikert is the author of "Grammatica Linguae Hebraicae cum Chrestomathia et Glossario", originally published in 1904.
Publisher: Nabu Press (September 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1246388723
ISBN-13: 978-1246388725
Very seldom is the curtain lifted to give us a glimpse of the life of individuals. One such glimpse is of the sudden death of Fr. Thomas Aquinas Weikert from the American Abbey of St. Meinrad. He was a professor of Oriental languages at Sant'Anselmo. Born in 1863 in Oberelsbach in Bavaria, like many Germans at the time he emigrated when very young to North America, where at the age of twenty he entered the Abbey of St. Meinrad. Following his ordination to the priesthood, he studied at Sant'Anselmo from 1891 where, after three years, he received a doctorate in philosophy. Already at this time he showed his particular love for Semitic languages, as a result of which he was soon entrusted with the teaching of these at Sant'Anselmo. In 1894-1895, with a view to perfecting his knowledge of the languages, he visited the Middle East. On his return to Sant'Anselmo, his prestige as an Orientalist rose rapidly. One after the other he accumulated an impressive collection of works in Hebrew, some of them rare. He had many Jewish friends, among them the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, who honored Weikert's memory with an obituary in an Italian Jewish periodical [Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89]. The most important of Weikert's scholarly publications is a grammar of the Hebrew language, written in Latin, which reflects his excellent knowledge of the most refined aspects of the style of the language. Weikert's publications demonstrated not only a deep knowledge of the Old Testament but also the profoundest study of rabbinical literature. Thus, it was inevitable that he came to the notice of the Roman Curia. In 1903 he was appointed one of the first members of the the newly founded Papal Biblical Commission. A factor in his appointment may have been his tendency toward exegetical conservatism. During the summer vacation, Fr. Thomas used to leave Rome for Lourdes where he spent some months as a confessor. His knowledge of several modern languages made made him particularly suited for this service at that much-visited center of pilgrimage. One June 30, 1906, he left Rome for Lourdes as usual. In the small French town of Les Arcs sur Argens, where he had broken his journey, he died suddenly on July 9. The cause of death could not be established with certainty - typhus or meningitis were possibilities. He was forty two years old.
[Biography from the book "Sant'Anselmo in Rome : College and University : From the Beginnings to the Present Day", Author: Pius Engelbert, Publisher: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2015]. (The author Pius Engelbert, OSB, is the former abbot of the Abbey of St. Joseph at Gerleve in Westphalia, Germany. For many years he was professor of ecclesiastical history at Sant'Anselmo, where he was also responsible for the reorganization of the institute's archives.)]
An obituary of Thomas Weikert was written by his friend, the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Vittorio Castiglioni, in the Italian Jewish periodical "Il Vessillo Israelitico," no. 54 (1906): 587-89.
Thomas Aquinas Weikert died while traveling on his way to Lourdes, France, where he served summers as a confessor.
According to a biography written about Thomas Aquinas Weikert, printed in American Benedictine Review, 2012, he was buried in Les Arc sur Argens, France, where he died. A monument exists at the cemetery in St. Meinrad, Indiana. It is unlikely he was exhumed or that his body was shipped to America, both because of the expense and because the heat of the summer would make it difficult. For this reason, there are two burial locations listed for him, but the true location of his body was likely Les Arc sur Argens.
I haven't yet searched for his grave in Les Arc sur Argens. His grave may no longer exist, as it's sometimes European custom to remove headstones and reuse graves. However, given his relative celebrity, his grave may still exist.
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