Benjamin Elbel

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Benjamin Elbel (born March 16, 1690 in Friedberg (Bavaria) ; † June 4, 1756 in Söflingen near Ulm) was a Franciscan and moral theologian .

Life

Elbel joined the Franciscans of the Strasbourg province in 1708 and worked in the monasteries of Salzburg (1714 and 1727), Augsburg (1715), Eger (1718) and Passau (1720) as a lecturer of theology. From 1735 to 1738 he was Provincial of his Order Province, 1735 General Visitor of the Saxon and 1739 of the Cologne Province. By decree of the order general Caietanus Politi von Laurino of January 20, 1742 he became general commissioner of the German-Belgian nation in the order and, as such, chaired the national congregation in Dettelbach in 1747 . From 1748 he was confessor of the Poor Clares in Söflingen .

As a moral theologian, Elbel had a great reputation in his time (highly valued and widely quoted by St. Alfons of Liguori ) and up to the beginning of the 20th century. He is the typical representative of the period of systematic moral casuistry that began in Germany in the 17th century . In the conflict between the various moral systems, he represented a moderate probabilism . His works, which were published again and again, are characterized by thoroughness and clarity, they give the pastor many practical instructions for the administration of the sacraments , especially for solving “ cases of conscience ” ( casus conscientiae ) in the confessional.

Works

  • Theologia moralis Sacramentalis tripartita. Augsburg 1728/29 a. ö.
  • Conferentiae theologico-morales seu Casus conscientiae de Restitutione. ibid. 1730 a. ö.
  • Theologia moralis decalogalis. ibid. 1732 ff. and ö., reissued by v. I. Bierbaum, 3 vols., 1891 f., 31904-07.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Elbel, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franciscan and moral theologian
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1690
PLACE OF BIRTH Friedberg (Bavaria)
DATE OF DEATH June 4, 1756
Place of death Söflingen near Ulm