Hugo Rahner

Hugo Rahner
SJ
Hugo Rahner SJ
Born	Hugo Karl Erich Rahner; 3 May 1900; Pfullendorf, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died	21 December 1968 (aged 68); Munich, West Germany
Resting place	Jesuit community cemetery
Occupations	Jesuit priest; theologian; ecclesiastical historian;
Notable work	Mater Ecclesia – Lobpreis der Kirche aus dem ersten Jahrtausend; Griechische Mythen in christlicher Deutung; Kirche und Staat im frühen Christentum; Our Lady and the Church;
Awards	Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (1955); Honorable chain of Tyrol (1958); Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1959); Honorary doctorate, University of Innsbruck (1968);
Religion	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholic
	Theological work
Era	20th-century theology
Language	German
Tradition or movement	Catholic theology
Main interests	Mariology; Patristics; Ecclesiology; Ignatian spirituality; Church–state relations;

Hugo Karl Erich Rahner SJ (3 May 1900 – 21 December 1968) was a German Jesuit theologian and ecclesiastical historian. He was dean and president of the University of Innsbruck and the elder brother of the noted theologian Karl Rahner.