Luis de la Palma
Luis de la Palma SJ (* 1559 in Toledo , Spain ; † 1641 in Madrid ) was a Spanish Jesuit , priest , preacher , theologian and author of spiritual books.
Life
Luis de la Palma (lat. Ludovicus de Palma, dt. Ludwig von Palma) was born in Toledo in 1559 (or 1560) and entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in 1575 . From 1618 to 1622 he was rector of the Colegio Imperial in Madrid. He was twice Provincial of the Order Province of Toledo.
Quotes
“The Passion and Death, with which Our King and Savior Jesus Christ concluded His holiest life and glorious calling, in order to redeem the whole human race from the miserable bondage of sin and to give them the spiritual salvation of grace, eternal bliss and glory bestow, are the most sublime, divine and hidden mystery that has ever taken place in the world since they created God, or that will ever take place until the end, from whichever side one may always look at the same thing, either with regard to the person who suffers, or what it suffers, or in terms of the purpose for which it suffers.
In order to bring greater clarity to history, it should be useful to consider briefly the occasion which the high priests and Pharisees seized to stir up such a great storm and to resolve in their council, Our Lord Jesus Christ To deliver such a shameful death to Him, to whom they, however much they thought it was good to close their eyes on everything else, could not deny having been a most exalted prophet and a very great benefactor of all their people. At the same time we want to record what Our Lord did on each day of this last week of His life, which we now call the holy week in memory of His most holy death. "
Works
- Luis de la Palma is the author of the work Historia de la sagrada Pasión sacada de los quatro Evangelistas (German history of the Holy Passion according to the four evangelists or reflections on the suffering and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ ) , which has been published over and over again over the centuries . The first Spanish edition appeared in Alcalá in 1624 by Juan Orduna. The last German edition so far was published by Friedrich Pustet , Regensburg 1881. An older German edition can be found here .
- Praxis de brevis declaratio viae spiritualis (Spanish: Práctica y breve declaración del camino espiritual) An old Latin edition can be found here (1629)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luis de la Palma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludwig of Palma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Jesuit, priest, preacher and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1559 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1641 |
| Place of death | Madrid |