Josef Hilgers


Josef Hilgers was a German Jesuit who wrote on theological and ascetical matters. He wrote two books on papal censorship of books and another on the nature of indulgences.

Life

Josef Hilgers was born in Kückhoven on 9 September 1858. From 1885 to 1894 he taught in the city of Ordrupshoj, Denmark. Later he worked in Rome, Luxembourg, Valkenburg [aan de Geul|Valkenburg] and finally in the Bonifatiushaus, in Emmerich, where he died 25 January 1918.

Works (partial list)

  • Die Kartäuser von London,
  • Bernardino Occhino von Siena,
  • Der Index der verbotenen Bücher,,
  • Die Bücherverbote in Papstbriefen.
  • Maria, der Weg zu Christus,
  • Das goldene Büchlein für Priester und Volk,
  • Die katholische Lehre von den Ablässen und deren geschichtliche Entwicklung
  • An article on censorship in 16th century Italy in the March 1911 edition of Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen.