Anselm Schott

Anselm Schott OSB born September 5, 1843, in Staufeneck, municipality of Salach; died April 23, 1896, in Maria Laach, was a German Benedictine monk.

After studying Catholic theology in Tübingen and Munich he entered the Rottenburg seminary on 10 October 1866.

He was ordained a priest in Rottenburg on 10 August 1867 and worked as a vicar in Biberach an der Riß.

After the Abbey of Beuron was closed down as a result of the Kulturkampf in 1875, Anselm Schott was sent to various other monasteries of the Benedictine order.

With his missal, Schott wanted to "do a little bit to ensure that the church's rich treasure of prayer, which is laid down in its holy liturgy, becomes more and more accessible and familiar to the faithful".