August Schauer
Roman Catholic priest
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August Schauer (17 January 1872 – 1 July 1941)[1] was a Gottschee Roman Catholic priest and publisher.
17 January 1872
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Memorial plaque to August Schauer, Kočevske Poljane church wall | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1897 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August Schauer 17 January 1872 |
| Died | 1 July 1941 (aged 69) |
| Buried | Kočevske Poljane, Slovenia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Education
After graduating from the lower secondary school in Kočevje, Schauer attended the upper secondary school in Novo Mesto. He then studied theology in Ljubljana and was ordained a priest on 22 July 1897.[2][3]
Priesthood
Schauer celebrated his first mass in Kočevske Poljane on 8 August 1897.[3][4] He was initially appointed as a curate in Koprivnik,[5] and then transferred to Stari Log in 1899.[2][6] Schauer then became the parish priest in Topla Reber in 1901.[7] He became the parish priest of Koprivnik in 1906.[5] Schauer served as the parish priest of Koprivnik for over 30 years.[1] He was appointed a spiritual advisor in 1930.[2] A celebration was held in Koprivnik on 10 January 1936 to mark his 30 years of service as parish priest.[3] A celebration marking 40 years of his priesthood was held on 22 July 1937.[5]
Professional work
Schauer edited the Gottscheer Kalender (Gottschee Almanac) (sl) from 1925 to 1941,[1] following the editorships of Wilhelm Tschinkel (1921–1923) and Robert Braune (1924).[5] In addition to promoting Catholicism, the almanac also cultivated local history studies and the Gottscheerisch dialect.[5] Schauer was among the organizers of the celebration in August 1930 to commemorate 600 years of Gottschee German settlement,[1] and he delivered a sermon at the event.[8] Like most of his fellow Gottschee German clergy,[9] Schauer was opposed to the mass resettlement of the Gottschee Germans during the Second World War.[10]
