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'''Pius Parsch''', born '''John Bruno Parsch''' on May 18, 1884 in whatNeustift wasnear then Neustift[[Olmutz]], [[GermanyMoravia]], butin what is now in the [[Czech Republic]]. He died on March 11, 1954 in [[Klosterneuburg]]. He was a German priest of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He took the name ''Pius'' upon entering the [[Augustinian]] monastery in Klosterneuburg. He was a leading figure in the [[Liturgical Movement]], publishing the results of recent liturgical scholarship in popularly accessible books in German. Some of these were translated into English, including ''The Liturgy of the Mass'' (Herder, 1940), ''The Breviary Explained'' (id., 1952), and ''The Church's Year of Grace'' (Liturgical Press, 1953).

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