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By October 1914, Faiss—then seven years old—was well liked and considered to be responsible.{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} His father Albert,{{sfn|Steiner|1995|p=225}} at the time, lay wounded in a military hospital.{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} He would die on Christmas;{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} in his eulogy two days later, Steiner remarked that Theo Faiss, when his father had left for war, had responded that “Now that father is gone, I must work especially hard to be a support to my mother.”{{sfn|Steiner|2011|pp=92–95}} Theo Faiss had a small wooden cart with which he would sometimes run errands, and Steiner himself would sometimes enlist his help.{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} |
By October 1914, Faiss—then seven years old—was well liked and considered to be responsible.{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} His father Albert,{{sfn|Steiner|1995|p=225}} at the time, lay wounded in a military hospital.{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} He would die on Christmas;{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} in his eulogy two days later, Steiner remarked that Theo Faiss, when his father had left for war, had responded that “Now that father is gone, I must work especially hard to be a support to my mother.”{{sfn|Steiner|2011|pp=92–95}} Theo Faiss had a small wooden cart with which he would sometimes run errands, and Steiner himself would sometimes enlist his help.{{sfn|Raab|1993|p=246}} |
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Revision as of 06:21, 30 September 2025
In Memory of Theo Faiss (German: Im Gedenken an Theo Faiss) is a 1921 relief by the English sculptor Edith Maryon. Made in two versions, the work commemorates Theo Faiss, a seven-year-old boy who died in an accident in 1914.
Theo Faiss
Theodor Faiss was born in Brazil on July 1, 1907. He was the first of four children born to his parents. They had lived in Stuttgart in 1904, and knew Rudolf Steiner from that time. They then ran a nursery in southern Brazil from 1905 to 1911; in late 1911 or early 1912 they moved to Arlesheim, and shortly thereafter to Dornach in order to be near an anthroposophical institute. As in Brazil, they ran a nursery in Dornach.
By October 1914, Faiss—then seven years old—was well liked and considered to be responsible. His father Albert, at the time, lay wounded in a military hospital. He would die on Christmas; in his eulogy two days later, Steiner remarked that Theo Faiss, when his father had left for war, had responded that “Now that father is gone, I must work especially hard to be a support to my mother.” Theo Faiss had a small wooden cart with which he would sometimes run errands, and Steiner himself would sometimes enlist his help.
On the afternoon of October 7, 1914, Steiner’s housekeeper asked Faiss to pick up groceries from a corner store.
References
Bibliography
- Paull, John (2018). “The Home of Rudolf Steiner: Haus Hansi”. Journal of Biodynamics Tasmania (126): 19–23.
- Raab, Rex (1993). Edith Maryon : Bildhauerin und Mitarbeiterin Rudolf Steiners [Edith Maryon: Sculptor and collaborator of Rudolf Steiner]. Pioniere der Anthroposophie (in German). Vol. XI. Dornach: Philosophisch-Anthroposophischer Verlag am Goetheanum. ISBN 3-7235-0648-8.
- Steiner, Rudolf (1995). Friedenthal, Robert & Waeger, Johann (eds.). Die Verbindung zwischen Lebenden und Toten: Acht Vorträge, gehalten in verschiedenen Städten zwischen dem 16. Februar und 3. Dezember 1916 [The Connection Between the Living and the Dead: Eight Lectures Given in Various Cities Between February 16 and December 3, 1916] (PDF). Rudolf Steiner Gesamtausgabe (in German). Vol. 168. Dornach: Rudolf Steiner Verlag. ISBN 3-7274-1680-7.
- Steiner, Rudolf (2011). Our Dead: Memorial, Funeral, And Cremation Addresses 1906 1924 (PDF). Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner. Vol. 261. Translated by Seiler, Sabine & Bamford, Christopher. Great Barrington, Massachusetts: Steiner Books. ISBN 978-0-88010-650-4.
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- Published online in part as “Our Dead: GA 261”. Rudolf Steiner Archive. Steiner Online Library. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- Published online in part as “Our Dead: GA 261”. Rudolf Steiner Archive. Steiner Online Library. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- von Halle, Judith (November 2011). “L’incontro con il Cristo nel presente” [The Encounter with Christ in the Present: and the Spirit of the Goetheanum] (PDF). L’Archetipo (in Italian). XVI (11). Translated by Cammerines, Piero: 16–21.
