Agustín Blessing Presinger Explained

Agustín Blessing Presinger
Birth Date:	11 May 1868
Death Date:	1 February 1934
Occupation:	Missionary

Agustín Blessing Presinger (11 May 1868 – 1 February 1934) was a German priest, bishop, and missionary. He was the first known European to reach to the summit of Mount Chirripó in 1904.^[1]

Biography

Presinger was born on May 11, 1868. He became a priest on February 24, 1894. Presinger became the first to reach the peak of Mount Chirripó, the highest peak of Costa Rica, in 1904. He became Bishop of Limón on May 1, 1922,^[2] and died on February 1, 1934.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kappelle, Maarten . Costa Rican Ecosystems . University of Chicago Press, 2016 . illustrated . 497.
2. Web site: Bishop Agustín Blessing Presinger [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. 2021-05-31. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
3. Web site: Diocese of Limón, Costa Rica . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828212554/http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/limo2.htm . August 28, 2019.