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reached a new level, by the spontaneous step of a personal spiritual marriage with her. This was prompted by a distinguished wedding he attended at St Peter’s. It hurt him to see how in the church the guests took care of outward appearances, but nobody really prayed. He was drawn to the nearby altar
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Even as a small boy, when my mother was spinning and my father was doing needlework, I would get up on the stove or the bench and start preaching, which made my parents happy. My father once asked: "My child, what do you want to do when you grow up?" I answered: "I want to be a pastor, so that I can
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Seidenbusch died in December 1729, he left behind him a lively community based on the ideal of Saint Philip Neri, and also an active place of pilgrimage. His autobiography is entertaining and is a valuable historical document.
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Between 1670 and 1672, Seidenbusch used his share of the money from the sale of his parents' house in Munich to build a new church of pilgrimage in his parish. He also received contributions from farmers, noblemen, and the
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invited him to come to his school. But
Seidenbusch declined, preferring to become a priest. During his stay at Scheyern Abbey, a widow there gave him a Cross. In 1661 he left for
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among the thriving Marian
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