Society of St. Charles Borromeo
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The Society of St. Charles Borromeo (Borro-Mäusverein) was a German Catholic association for the encouragement and diffusion of edifying, instructive, and entertaining literature. It was founded in Bonn, in 1845, by Franz Xaver Dieringer
, one of the professors of the Catholic theological faculty at Bonn
, August Reichensperger
, and Freiherr Max von Loe. It ran a book club, and free reading rooms in large cities. From 1902 the society issued a periodical, originally called Borro-mäusblätter, later Die Bücherwelt.
, Cardinal Philipp Krementz
, and Archbishop Hubert Theophil Simar did much to further its aims, and it spread all over Germany.
The society was able to supply its members with a large number of books at a reduced price, often not more than two-thirds of the ordinary cost of the volumes. The society's catalogue for 1906 contained over 10,000 titles of works which could be thus purchased. It dropped this side of its activity from 1907, faced with concerted opposition from the book trade.
Franz Xaver Dieringer
Franz Xaver Dieringer was a Catholic theologian, b. 22 August 1811, at Rangendingen ; d. 8 September 1876, at Veringendorf .-Life:...
, one of the professors of the Catholic theological faculty at Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, August Reichensperger
August Reichensperger
August Reichensperger was a German politician from the city of Koblenz.Reichensperger studied law and entered government service, becoming counsellor to the court of appeal at Cologne in 1849...
, and Freiherr Max von Loe. It ran a book club, and free reading rooms in large cities. From 1902 the society issued a periodical, originally called Borro-mäusblätter, later Die Bücherwelt.
History
Cardinal Johannes von GeisselJohannes von Geissel
Johannes von Geissel was a German Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal.-Life:Gessel was born in Gimmeldingen in the Electoral Palatinate....
, Cardinal Philipp Krementz
Philipp Krementz
Philipp Krementz was a German Catholic bishop, created Cardinal in 1893.He was bishop of Ermland from 1867, and headed the Fulda Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1884 to 1896. He became Archbishop of Cologne in 1885.-External links:*...
, and Archbishop Hubert Theophil Simar did much to further its aims, and it spread all over Germany.
The society was able to supply its members with a large number of books at a reduced price, often not more than two-thirds of the ordinary cost of the volumes. The society's catalogue for 1906 contained over 10,000 titles of works which could be thus purchased. It dropped this side of its activity from 1907, faced with concerted opposition from the book trade.