Georg Gatt

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Georg Gatt (1843–1924) was a Tyrolean Roman Catholic priest and missionary, best known for establishing a parish and several institutions in Gaza, and his association with the Austrian Pilgrim Hospice to the Holy Family in Jerusalem, during the late 19th century. [1]

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Early life

Born in Nörsach, Austria, Gatt was ordained as a priest in 1867 in Brixen im Thale. He was appointed Vice-Rector of the Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem in 1871 by Joseph Othmar von Rauscher. In 1873 he became the headmaster of a boys' school in Jerusalem.

Gaza

In 1879 Gatt moved to Gaza City, where he founded the Catholic parish "Zur Heiligen Familie" in 1887, focusing on pastoral care rather than proselytizing.

Following a fundraising journey back to Austria, he purchased land in Gaza, where he built a large house, established a school, and endowed a chapel. He became a partner in two grain-steam mills located in Gaza and Ashdod, using the profits to support the local Austrian community and fund his ongoing work.

In 1887, he published a detailed map of the city. [2]

After 30 years in Gaza, he returned to the Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem, where he died in 1924.

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References

  1. Austrian Hospice 2014.
  2. Gatt, Georg (1888). "Legende zum Plane von Gaza". Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins. 11. Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas: 149–159. ISSN   2192-3124. JSTOR   27928513 . Retrieved 2024-09-22.