Louis de Blois

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François-Louis de Blois , also Ludwig Blosius , Ludovicus Blosius , Ludovico Blosio (* 1506 in Donstiennes , Hainaut Province ; † January 7, 1566 in Liessies , North Department ) was a French Benedictine , reformer of the Benedictine order and mystical poet, who also under published under the pseudonym Dacrianus .

Life

De Blois came from an important Flemish noble family and was brought up together with Charles V in the Netherlands. He entered the Benedictine order in 1520. After visiting the college in Ghent and the University of Leuven , where he was a student of Adrian von Utrecht , de Blois returned to Liessies. In 1530 he became abbot of the Liessies monastery, after having worked there as coadjutor for three years . He refused an appointment as Archbishop of Cambrai and remained abbot in Liessies until his death.

His feast day is January 7th.

He was the author of numerous sacred works that have been translated into most European languages.

Works (selection)

  • Leader of the spiritual souls . Belser Wissenschaftlicher Dienst, Wildberg 1994, ISBN 3-628-72649-2 (1 microfiche; EA Augsburg 1746).
  • Guide to Inner Life (Ascetic Library). Herder, Freiburg / B. 1898.
  • Spiritual hand-book . Hesse, Helmstädt 1690.
  • Outline of Spiritual Life . Benziger, Einsiedeln 1948.
  • Institutio spiritualis. That is spiritual instruction for perfection ... Belser Wissenschaftlicher Dienst, Wildberg 1994, ISBN 3-628-72728-6 (1 microfiche; EA Augsburg 1652).
  • The life of our most most gracious Lord and Teacher Jesus Christ . Belser Wissenschaftlicher Dienst, Wildberg 1994, ISBN 3-628-72702-2 (1 microfiche, EA Cologne 1717).
  • Rule of the spiritual life almost useful to all Christians ... Belser Wissenschaftlicher Dienst, Wildberg 1994, ISBN 3-628-72653-0 (1 microfiche, EA Cologne 1663).

literature

  • Louis de Blois. Sa vie et ses traités ascétiques . Abbaye de Maredsous, Paris 1927/32
  1. Esquisse biographique. L'institution spiritual . 1927.
  2. Le mirroir de l'âme. La consolation des âmes craintives . 1932.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Louis de Blois. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 625-626.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • Georges Blois: Louis de Blois. Un bénédictin au XVIe siècle . Slatkine, Geneva 1971 (reprint of the Paris 1875 edition).
  • Maurice Chartier: Autour vénérable Louis de Blois et les derniers religieux de Liessies . In: Le semaine religieuse du diocèse de Cambrai , vol. 1930/31, pp. 589-591, ISSN  2019-1642 .
  • André J. LeGlay: Mot sur Louis de Blois et ses œuvres . Valenciennes 1855.
  • Joseph Peter: L'abbaye de Liessies en Hainaut depuis ses origines jusqu'après la réforme de Louis de Blois, 764–1566 . Giard, Lille 1912 (also dissertation, University of Lille 1912).
  • Lambert H. Vos: Louis de Blois, abbé de Liessies (1506–1566). Recherches bibliographiques sur son œuvre . Brepols, Turnhout 1992.

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personal data
SURNAME Blois, Louis de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blois, François-Louis de; Blosius, Ludwig; Blosius, Ludovicus; Blosio, Ludovico; Dacrianus (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French Benedictine, reformer of the Benedictine order and mystical poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1506
PLACE OF BIRTH Donstiennes
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1566
Place of death Liessies