Johannes Pinsk was a German Catholic theologian and professor.

Pinsk studied theology

Theology

Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...

 in Breslau and was ordained priest 13th Juni 1915. 1923 he has got his doctorate in theology.

1928 he moved to Berlin, where he was busy in the area of pastoral care and spiritual guidance of academics. From 1939 to 1954 he led the parish Mater Dolorosa

Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz)

Mater Dolorosa is a Roman Catholic parish and church in Berlin-Lankwitz in Germany. Mater Dolorosa belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin...

 in Berlin-Lankwitz. After that he became professor at the Free University of Berlin

Free University of Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...

. He wrote hundreds of articles, several dozen books and acted as a writer of church songs which have been published under his pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 Johanna Engelmann.

He died during a wedding in Berlin-Dahlem in 1957 by a heart attack.