Antonius Maria Bodewig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonius Maria Bodewig

german priest

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1839

Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1915

Profession: missionary

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Antonius Maria Bodewig (November 2,1839–January 16, 1915) was a German Catholic Priest regarded as the spiritual founder of a religious order, the Missionary Sisters of Queen of Apostles (SRA), founded 1923.
A would-be missionary to India, he promoted inculturation, a method of evangelisation whereby the Christian message is presented within the culture of the indigenous people.
In so doing, he was decades ahead of his time.