Joseph Mohr
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Josephus Franciscus Mohr, sometimes spelled Josef, was an Austrian Catholic priest and writer who wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night."
Stille Nacht Kapelle Glasfenster Josef Mohr
Stille Nacht by Joseph Mohr
Franz Xaver Gruber
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Franz Xaver Gruber was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht".
Joseph Mohr
…summer of 1817. After a short recuperation he began serving as an assistant priest at the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, where he made the acquaintance of Franz Gruber, schoolteacher in neighbouring Arnsdorf. On a cold Christmas Eve in 1818, Mohr walked the three kilometres from his home in Oberndorf bei Salzburg to…
Portrait by Sebastian Stief (Hallein,1846), Silent Night Museum, Hallein
Gruber taught at the primary school in Arnsdorf
Portrait in the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf bei Salzburg