Anselm Sparber

Anselm Sparber (May 13, 1883 in Stilfes, now municipality Freienfeld – November 26, 1969 in Mals, South Tyrol) was a South Tyrolean Catholic priest, theologian, and religious author.

Early life
Anselm Sparber from hamlet Egg, was ordained a priest in 1909. He was assigned to parish in Fiè am Schlern and Natz, later he became a vicar in Falzes. He worked as a tracher in Vinzentinum high school, since 1933 he also was working in Brixen diocesan seminary, where he was teaching general and local church history. In 1939 he was appointed Brixen diocese Archivist and was admitted to diocesan consistory.

Anselm Sparber wrote numerous works on the church and local history of South Tyrol.

Works

 * Abriss der Geschichte des Chorherrensiftes Neustift bei Brixen (1920),
 * Die Marienwallfahrt Trens (1928).

Awards

 * Badge of honor of South Tyrol
 * Award of Walther-von-der-Vogelweide
 * honorary member of University of Innsbruck
 * a street was named after him in the center of Pfalzen