Gerard Zerbold van Zutphen
Gerard Zerbold van Zutphen , also Gerhard Zerbolt (* 1367 in Zutphen , † December 4, 1398 in Windesheim Monastery near Zwolle ) was a Dutch late medieval theologian , writer and one of the protagonists of the spiritual movement Devotio moderna .
Life
After theological and canonical studies, Gerard Zerbold joined the fraternal house of the brothers from living together in Deventer around 1384 . There he worked as a librarian, clerk and confessor in the Fraterhaus. On December 4, 1398 he died at the age of thirty-one in the monastery of the Windesheim Canons near Zwolle , according to tradition, of the plague. The aftermath of his works is judged differently. Some authors see it as a forerunner of the Reformation movement, while others see it as one of the spiritual sources for the Society of Jesus .
Works
- De spiritualibus ascensionibus
- De spiritualibus ascensionibus etc. Richard Paffraet, Deventer around 1483/85 ( digitized version )
- De spiritualibus ascensionibus etc. Johann Amerbach, Basel not after 1490 ( digitized version )
- De reformatione virium animae . Mittelhus, Paris 1493 ( digitized version )
- De libris teutonicalibus
- De vestibus pretiosis
- Epistolae
- Super modo vivendi devotorum. hominum simul commorantium
literature
- Nikolaus Staubach (ed.): Church reform from below. Gerhard Zerbolt von Zutphen and the brothers from living together . Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2004, ISBN 3-631-39294-X .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerard Zerbold van Zutphen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerardus Zerboldus; Gerhard Zerbolt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | late medieval theologian and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1367 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zutphen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 4, 1398 |
| Place of death | Windesheim Monastery near Zwolle |