About Ambrosius Eßer
Lived 1933 – 2010 (aged 76). Ambrosius Eßer was a German church historian, theologian, historian, university teacher and regular priest.
Ambrosius Eßer OP (born Klaus Eßer, also spelled Eszer, or Esser; 19 November 1933 in Düsseldorf – 12 April 2010 in Berlin) was a German church historian and member of the Dominican Order. He died of a pulmonary embolism.
Eszer served for many years as professor at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome, Italy.
Honours 1987: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1996: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 2008: Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria 2008: Medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
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Who was Ambrosius Eßer?
German historian (1933–2010)
When was Ambrosius Eßer born?
Ambrosius Eßer was born on 19 November 1933 in Düsseldorf.
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Ambrosius Eßer died on 12 April 2010 in Berlin.
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Ambrosius Eßer was a church historian, theologian, historian, university teacher and regular priest.
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Ambrosius Eßer was German.
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