Vitus Georg Tönnemann
German theologian and priest
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Vitus Georg Tönnemann , a German Jesuit, was the only confessor to Emperor Charles VI from 1711 to 1740 - throughout his reign. Despite that position, he is largely a forgotten figure now. Biography Tönnemann was born in 1659 in Höxter, the son of Heinrich Tönnemann, lawyer and adviser to the Prince-Bishop of Muster . His nephew, Baron Christoph von Tönnemann, became an Imperial Court Judge in Wetzlar. Tönnemann was educated at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Paderborn, then studied Literae Humaniores for four years at the Paderborn University. On 7 December 1677 he entered the Jesuit Order, taking the name Vitus. As a novice he went to their college at Trier. He completed his theological studies at Munster University, receiving a doctorate in Philosophy summa cum laude . He then lectured at Paderborn as a professor of Philosophy and Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1688, taking his final vows to the Society of Jesus in 1692. He was a professor of Theology and Philosophy in Paderborn until 1692.
