Johann Baptist Reus

Johann Baptist Reus

Johann Baptist Reus or João Batista Reus (Pottenstein, Germany, July 10, 1868 - São Leopoldo, Brazil, July 21, 1947) was a German-Brazilian religious leader.

Reus joined the Company of Jesus, was ordained a priest, and then sent to Brazil. He was a theology teacher for many years at the Cristo Rei college, in the city of São Leopoldo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Only after fifty years as a member of the priesthood did he agree to celebrate mass for the whole community.

He wrote many books about theology and the natural sciences in many languages: in Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian, and English). His "Diário Espiritual" (spiritual diary) and "Autobiografia" (autobiography) reveal his unique mystical state of being.

Padre Reus is considered a saint by many Catholics of the region.

External links

* [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/r/reus_j_b.shtml Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon] (in German).


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