He was ordained a priest in 1922 and got his doctorate in Catholic Dogmatic Theology under Martin Grabmann in 1924. Il est ordonné prêtre en 1922 et obtient son doctorat en théologie catholique dogmatique avec Martin Grabmann en 1924.
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He received his doctorate in Munich (1931-1936) under Martin Grabmann and was mentored by him in studying the development of medieval theology. Il passa son doctorat à Munich (1931-1936) auprès de Martin Grabmann, qui l'introduisit au développement de la théologie médiévale.