Be childlike dependent on God, and royally independent of people—of their judgment, of praise and blame!

— Eva von Tiele-Winckler (1866–1930), Diakonisse

Eva von Tiele-Winckler

Eva von Tiele-Winckler (1866–1930), genannt „Mutter Eva“, war eine deutsche Diakonisse und Wohlfahrtspionierin, die im oberschlesischen Miechowitz das Diakonissenwerk „Friedenshort“ aufbaute. Geprägt von Pietismus und Heiligungsbewegung brachte die Adelige ihr gesamtes Erbe in die Armenfürsorge ein und schuf mit familienähnlichen „Kinderheimaten“ frühe Modelle moderner Jugendhilfe. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln ihre geistlichen Texte und Sinnsprüche ein von tätiger Nächstenliebe und unbedingtem Gottvertrauen geprägtes Glaubensverständnis.

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