Josef Mohr
Born: December 11, 1792, Salzburg, Austria.
Died: December 5, 1848, Wagrain, Austria.
Buried:
Wagrain, Austria.
His skull is said to have been removed to make a likeness of him,
then buried under the altar in the church.
After his ordination on August 21, 1815, by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, Mohr was successively assistant at Ramsau and Laufen; then coadjutor at Kuchl, Golling, Vigaum, Adnet, and Authering; then Vicar-Substitute at Hof and Hintersee — all in the diocese of Salzburg. In 1828 he was appointed vicar at Hintersee, and in 1837 at Wagrein, near St. Johann.
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