Matthias Joseph Scheeben

The Reverend
Matthias Joseph Scheeben
Born
Matthias Joseph Scheeben

(1835-03-01)1 March 1835
Died21 July 1888(1888-07-21) (aged 53)
Cologne, Prussia
Education
ChurchCatholic Church
OrdainedDecember 18, 1858 (priest)

Matthias Joseph Scheeben (Meckenheim, Rhine Province, 1 March 1835 – Cologne, 21 July 1888) was a German Catholic priest and theologian. He is regarded as "one of the greatest minds of modern Catholic theology."