Anton de Waal
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Portrait of Monsignor Anton de Waal (1915)
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| Born |
May 5, 1837 Emmerich am Rhein, Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | February 23, 1917 (aged 79) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Nationality | Prussian (until 1871); German (1871-1917) |
| Fields | Christian archeology,church history, Roman Catholic theology, |
| Institutions | Collegio Teutonico |
| Known for | Christian archeology in Rome |
| Influences | Giovanni Battista de Rossi |
| Notable awards | Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Order of the Crown (Prussia), Imperial Austrian Franz Joseph Order |
Anton Joseph Johann Maria de Waal (5 May 1837 - 23 February 1917) was a German Christian archeologist and Roman Catholic church historian. He established the Collegio Teutonico del Campo Santo and carried out numerous archeological excavations in Rome.
De Waal was born in Emmerich am Rhein, then in the Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg in the Kingdom of Prussia, on 5 May 1837, As a young man, he studied theology at the seminary in Münster. He was ordained to the priesthood on 11 October 1862 by Bishop Johann Georg Müller of the Diocese of Münster. He then taught at the Collegium Augustinianum Gaesdonck, a boarding school close to the city of Goch.
On 19 July 1868, De Waal became chaplain of the German National church of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome. He received his Doctorate in Theology on 19 February 1869. During the siege and conquest of Rome by army of the Kingdom of Italy in 1870, he volunteered as chaplain of the Papal troops. He became Vice-Rector in 1872 and then Rector in 1873 of the Collegio Teutonico in the Vatican. In 1875, he was appointed secret chamberlain of Pope Pius IX. On 23 June 1896 Anton de Waal became prelate to the Pontifical House and on 30 July 1900 Protonotary apostolic. He was appointed on 2 November 1904 Commissioner of the pastoral care of all Germans in Italy.
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