. He was born in Rottweil, Württemberg (afterwards part of Germany). Father Wernz was the first of the eight children of parents with deep faith and piety. From an early age he had expressed his desire to be a Jesuit, perhaps influenced by the fact that his parish church in Rottweil had been a Jesuit church before the suppression and still retained many reminders of the Society. The paintings of many Jesuit Saints and the fact that the yearly parish mission was given by Jesuits had probably helped him to make the decision. He entered the Society on December 5, 1857, made his novitiate at Gorheim near Sigmaringen, and took his first Vows on December 8, 1859. From 1864-1868 and from 1872-1873 he was educator and teacher at Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria. He studied theology and philosophy at the Maria Laach and Aachen Abbys. When the Kulturkampf of Chancellor Bismarck expelled the Jesuits from Germany, the exiled scholastics, after a short stay at Stella Matutina, found refuge in the Jesuit College, Ditton Hall in Lancashire in England and, finally, in 1881 moved to St. Bueno's in Wales. After a year of private study he became Professor of Canon Law at Ditton Hall and later at St. Bueno's. Between 1882 and 1906 he taught Canon Law at the Gregorian University, the last two years spent there he also served as its Rector.

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  • . He was born in Rottweil, Württemberg (afterwards part of Germany). Father Wernz was the first of the eight children of parents with deep faith and piety. From an early age he had expressed his desire to be a Jesuit, perhaps influenced by the fact that his parish church in Rottweil had been a Jesuit church before the suppression and still retained many reminders of the Society. The paintings of many Jesuit Saints and the fact that the yearly parish mission was given by Jesuits had probably helped him to make the decision. He entered the Society on December 5, 1857, made his novitiate at Gorheim near Sigmaringen, and took his first Vows on December 8, 1859. From 1864-1868 and from 1872-1873 he was educator and teacher at Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria. He studied theology and philosophy at the Maria Laach and Aachen Abbys. When the Kulturkampf of Chancellor Bismarck expelled the Jesuits from Germany, the exiled scholastics, after a short stay at Stella Matutina, found refuge in the Jesuit College, Ditton Hall in Lancashire in England and, finally, in 1881 moved to St. Bueno's in Wales. After a year of private study he became Professor of Canon Law at Ditton Hall and later at St. Bueno's. Between 1882 and 1906 he taught Canon Law at the Gregorian University, the last two years spent there he also served as its Rector. After the death of Father Martín, the Vicar General summoned a Congregation for August 31, 1906, but it began after a day's postponement on September 1 and would last until October 18. On the third ballot taken on September 8, the 64-year-old Wernz was elected General. During his generalate he vigorously promoted the spiritual life, opened missions and created provinces in all parts of the world. The whole continent of North America was one of his special interests and he approved the setting up of provinces, houses, and colleges the length and breadth of that vast territory. Father Martín had set up the famous Monumenta Historica and Wernz continued his support and encouraged Jesuit writers to take up this important work, which they did with enthusiasm. He was instrumental in the founding of the Jesuit periodicals "Voces e Maria ad Lacum" which became "Stimmen der Zeit" in Germany and another, "Przeglad Powszechny," in Poland. One of his last letters written on December 25, 1913 to the Society was on the celebration of the centenary of the Society's restitution, to take place the following year. Wernz had been General for seven years and eleven months, from September 8, 1906 until he died on August 19, 1914. His death occurred only a few hours before that of Pope Pius X and a mere three weeks after the outbreak of the First World War. It would be a difficult time for his successor to begin leading an international Society in a world internationally shattered. His tomb can be found in the Jesuit Mausoleum at the Roman Campo Verano cemetery. (en)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz, né le 4 décembre 1842 à Rottweil (Wurtemberg) et décédé le 20 août 1914 à Rome, était un jésuite allemand, supérieur général de la Compagnie de Jésus de 1906 jusqu'à sa mort. (fr)
  • Entrò nel noviziato gesuita di Gorheim, presso Sigmaringen, nel 1857 e nel 1859 emise i primi voti: dopo un periodo di insegnamento presso il collegio dell'ordine di Feldkirch si trasferì ad Aquisgrana per completare gli studi, ma dovette lasciare la Germania all'epoca del Kulturkampf. Wernz si stabilì quindi in Galles, dove si dedicò allo studio del diritto canonico, materia che approfondì poi presso la Pontificia Università Gregoriana. Divenuto un insigne canonista, pubblicò un importante trattato di diritto canonico in sei volumi (Ius decretalium). Venne eletto Generale dell'ordine nel 1906 e ricoprì la carica sino alla morte, che lo colse solo poche ore prima di papa Pio X. (it)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz (* 4. Dezember 1842 in Rottweil; † 19. August 1914 in Rom) war der 28. General der Societas Jesu. (de)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz (født 4. desember 1842 i Rottweil i Tyskland, død 19. august 1914 i Roma) var generalsuperior for jesuittordenen. Wernz ble novise hos jesuittene i en alder av 14 år, i 1857, i kollegiet i Gorheim ved Sigmaringen. Etter abitur studerte Wernz filosofi fra 1861 til 1864 i Aachen og i Maria Laach. Så var han lærer fra 1864 til 1868 ved jesuittgymnasiet i Feldkirch i Vorarlberg. Årene 1868 til 1872 studerte han teologi ved Maria Laach. Det ble et avbrudd under den fransk-preussiske krig da han var utkommandert som sykepleier. Wernz ble presteviet i 1871. Deretter virket han atter som lærer i Feldkirch. I 1875 ble han kalt til professor i kirkerett ved ordenskollegiene Ditton Hall og St. Benno . Fra 1882 var han professor i kirkerett ved det pavelige universitet Gregoriana i Roma, til 1906. De siste to årene var han også universitetets rektor. I 1906 ble han utvalgt til å være med i den pavelige kommisjon for kodifiseringen av kirkeloven, og han ble dermed med på å utvikle lovboken Codex Iuris Canonici. Etter at jesuittenes generalsuperior pater Louis Martín døde ble Franz Xaver Wernz valgt til dette embedet den 8. september 1906. Samtidig fikk han pater Wladimir Ledóchowski som ordenssekretær. (no)
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  • 1906–1914 (en)
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  • . He was born in Rottweil, Württemberg (afterwards part of Germany). Father Wernz was the first of the eight children of parents with deep faith and piety. From an early age he had expressed his desire to be a Jesuit, perhaps influenced by the fact that his parish church in Rottweil had been a Jesuit church before the suppression and still retained many reminders of the Society. The paintings of many Jesuit Saints and the fact that the yearly parish mission was given by Jesuits had probably helped him to make the decision. He entered the Society on December 5, 1857, made his novitiate at Gorheim near Sigmaringen, and took his first Vows on December 8, 1859. From 1864-1868 and from 1872-1873 he was educator and teacher at Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria. He studied theology and philosophy at the Maria Laach and Aachen Abbys. When the Kulturkampf of Chancellor Bismarck expelled the Jesuits from Germany, the exiled scholastics, after a short stay at Stella Matutina, found refuge in the Jesuit College, Ditton Hall in Lancashire in England and, finally, in 1881 moved to St. Bueno's in Wales. After a year of private study he became Professor of Canon Law at Ditton Hall and later at St. Bueno's. Between 1882 and 1906 he taught Canon Law at the Gregorian University, the last two years spent there he also served as its Rector. (en)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz, né le 4 décembre 1842 � Rottweil (Wurtemberg) et décédé le 20 août 1914 � Rome, était un jésuite allemand, supérieur général de la Compagnie de Jésus de 1906 jusqu'� sa mort. (fr)
  • Entrò nel noviziato gesuita di Gorheim, presso Sigmaringen, nel 1857 e nel 1859 emise i primi voti: dopo un periodo di insegnamento presso il collegio dell'ordine di Feldkirch si trasferì ad Aquisgrana per completare gli studi, ma dovette lasciare la Germania all'epoca del Kulturkampf. (it)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz (* 4. Dezember 1842 in Rottweil; � 19. August 1914 in Rom) war der 28. (de)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz (født 4. desember 1842 i Rottweil i Tyskland, død 19. (no)
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  • Franz Xavier Wernz (en)
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  • Franz Xaver Wernz (it)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz (de)
  • Franz Xaver Wernz (no)
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