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St. Conrad of Parzham
Capuchin Lay Brother
Life and historical setting
Conrad of Parzham (1814–1894) is remembered in the Church as capuchin Lay Brother. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Bad Griesbach im Rottal.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Conrad of Parzham include lay brother. The religious family connected with this vocation is Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Conrad of Parzham's service reached for over 40 years in the post of porter of the Capuchin friary in Altötting.
The enduring witness of Conrad of Parzham is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, religious life and community, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Religious life and community
Consecrated life, community discipline, or the building of a religious family shapes this witness.
Founding and renewal
The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.
Works of mercy
Practical mercy toward people who were poor, sick, displaced, or otherwise in need is part of the recorded story.
Mercy in action
The source presents Christian charity through concrete service, healing, or compassionate care.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Conrad of Parzham is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, religious life and community, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Conrad of Parzham, strengthen us in mercy expressed through practical care for people who are poor, sick, forgotten, or vulnerable. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Current Vatican News calendar listing; local and religious calendars may add other observances.
Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.