Jean Baptiste Abbeloos
Jean Baptiste Abbeloos (born January 15, 1836 in Gooik , † February 25, 1906 in Leuven ) was a Belgian orientalist .
Life
He was trained in the seminary of Mechelen from 1849 to 1860. After his ordination on September 22, 1860, he studied in Leuven and Rome and devoted himself in particular to the Syrian language and literature. On July 15, 1867 he received his doctorate in theology at the University of Leuven and spent the following winter in London.
On his return to Belgium he was appointed professor of scriptures in the seminary of Mechelen. For health reasons he had to give up teaching and in 1876 became pastor in Duffel. He was appointed vicar general under Cardinal Deschamps in 1883 and held this position until February 10, 1887, when he was appointed rector of the University of Leuven.
Fonts (selection)
- De vita et scriptis Sancti Jacobi, Batnarum Sarugi in Mesopotamia episcopi . Louvain 1867.
- with Thomas Joseph Lamy: Gregorii Barhebræi Chronicon Ecclesiasticum quod e codice Musei Britannici descriptum conjuncta opera ediderunt, latinitate donarunt annotationibusque theologicis, historicis, geographicis et archæologicis ilustrarunt . Paris 1872.
- Acta Sancti Maris Assyriae Babyloniae ac Persidis sec. I apostoli Syriace sive Aramaice . Leipzig 1885.
- Acta Mar Kardaghi Assyriae praefecti qui sub Sapore II martyr occubuit syriace juxta manuscriptum Amidense una cum versione latina . Leipzig 1890.
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| SURNAME | Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gooik |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1906 |
| Place of death | Lions |