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Zwerger, Johann Baptist
© Copyright Johann Baptist Zwerger, lithograph by A. Dauthage, 1879 Zwerger, Johann Baptist, b. Altrei (South Tyrol), June 23, 1824, d. Graz (Styria), Aug. 14, 1893, Professor of pastoral theology; dean in Trento; bishop in Graz-Seckau from 1867. Took a firm stand in the struggle between state and church (Kulturkampf); promoted Catholic Rallies, various religious orders and the worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Involved in the construction of the Sacred Heart Church in Graz. Literature: M. Liebmann, Leben und Wirken von Fürstbischof J. B. Z., in: Kirche, Künstler und Konflikte, 1991; E. Runggaldier, J. B. Z., 1993.
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