Quick Facts
- He was the son of a poor shepherd.
- Apprentice to a shoemaker.
- Studied in Munich, Bonn and Cologne, Germany.
- Ordained 10 April 1845.
- Chaplain of Saint Laurentius parish, Elberfeld, Germany from 1845 to 1849.
- Founded several Catholic apprentice associations, one of which became the International Kolping Society with all its national and local organizations.
- Worked to improve the physical and spiritual lives of craftsmen and their apprentices.
- Worked with youth, and to improve family life.
- Vicar of the cathedral in Cologne.
- Rector of Saint Maria Empfängnis Church, Cologne in 1862.
- We celebrate his feast day on December 6.
- Died on the Year 1865
