Grünn, Karl
Banat Catholic Priest, Poet & Author
Grünn, Karl was born Feb 20, 1855 in Perjamosch and died Nov 30, 1930; Catholic priest in various Banat parishes. The son of Johann Grünn, a teacher and Mary, née von Niameszny. Born in Periam town, named after German Perjamosch, son of Johann Grünn teacher and his wife Mary, née von Niameszny. Din cei cinci frați ai săi, Ludwig Baróti Grünn a devenit cunoscut ca istoric. Of the five brothers, Ludwig Grünn Barot became known as a historian.
Karl Grünn began writing lyrics in childhood. His mother had taken him to church, where the painter finished an image of the Virgin Mary in the dome tower. Karl wrote a poem about this painting. Karl attended high school in Szeged and then studied theology in Timisoara. In 1878 he was ordained a priest, served as chaplain at churches Großjetscha, Lenauheim, Orzydorf and Deutsch Zerne for three years. Here he met Maria Katharina Weber and three years later began their journey together in Gertianosch until her death. He was a priest in Deutschbokschan, Großkikinda, Elek, Anina, in 1894 became parish priest in Homolitz on the Danube, where he worked for sixteen years.
1910 finally came true – his long-cherished wish: he came back as a pastor in his home town Perjamosch-Haulik. In 1928 he retired. His last two years he devoted only to poetry. His poems reflect his love of nature for the common people and peasants and craftsmen Saxons. Reload permanent themes of life of Swabian villages. The lyrics, the reader can take a look and Romanian shepherds life, its vacinilor the Serbs and Gypsies.
His poems reflect his love of nature, the common people and the Swabian peasants and artisans. The Swabian village life is described by him unbeatable. His poems give the reader an insight into the lives of Romanian shepherds, the Serb neighbors and the Gypsies. In his famous poem “Perjamosch” he describes the resettlement of Perjamoscher on the hill, the “mountain”, and tries to explain the origin of the name of the village.
- Gedichte, by Karl Grünn published by Wilhelm Frick, Vienna, 1891 (1897)
- Karl Grünn Liebe und Leben (2 vol), publisher of Perjamos Pirkmayer Alois, 1913 (1915). He summarized his poems in two volumes under the title Eng: “Life and Love” together, which appeared in 1913, published by Alois Pirkmayer in Perjamosch.
- Karl Grünn Frucht und Blute, (Eng.: fruits and flowers) publisher Joseph Frischmann (Perjamos), 1927
- Karl Grünn Gedichte, Kriterion Publishing House, Bucharest, 1976
Grünn Barot, Ludwig
Born in Periam town, named after German Perjamosch, son of Johann Grünn teacher and his wife Mary, née von Niameszny. Of the five brothers, Ludwig Grünn Barot became known as a historian.
Last updated: 07/25/2025