Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange
Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP (born February 21, 1877 in Auch ( Département Gers , France) as Gontran Garrigou-Lagrange ; † February 15, 1964 in Rome ) was a French Dominican .
Life
In 1902 Garrigou-Lagrange, who received the religious name Reginaldus when he entered the order , was ordained a priest . From 1909 to 1960 he was professor of fundamental theology and dogmatics at the Athenaeum Angelicum (later the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas ). In 1917 he founded the world's first chair for spiritual theology.
He is considered the most important Dominican theologian and Thomist from the first half of the 20th century. His studies of Thomism, fundamental theology and mysticism, translated into many languages (around 800), had a pioneering effect. On Pope Pius XII. he also had great influence in church politics. The future Pope John Paul II completed his dissertation with Professor Garrigou-Lagrange at the “Angelicum”.
In his works he describes the so-called “poured-in contemplation” as the core of the mystical connection with God: “It is a simple and loving knowledge of God, which cannot be reached through our personal, grace- supported activity, but it demands a special, obvious inspiration and enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. "
There are efforts in the USA to have Garrigou-Lagrange beatified.
Works (selection)
- De sanctificatione Sacerdotum secundum exigentias nostri temporis . Rome 1945 (in Latin).
- Mysticism and Christian perfection (“Perfection chrétienne et contemplation selon S. Thomas d'Aquin et S. Jean de la Croix ”). Verlag Nova & Vetera, Bonn 2004, ISBN 3-936741-01-8 (reprint of the Augsburg edition 1927).
- The sense of mystery and the chiaroscuro of the mind. Nature and supernatural (“Le sens du mystère et le clair-obscur intellectuel”). Vera & Vetera publishing house, Bonn 2004, ISBN 3-936741-02-6 (reprint of the Paderborn edition 1937).
- The Christian's way to God. Ascetics and mysticism according to the three stages of spiritual life ("Les trois âges de la vie intérieure"). Lucerne 1953 (2 vols.).
- The three conversions and the three ways ("Les trois conversions et les trois voies"). Herder, Freiburg / B. 1948 (translated by Maria Birgitta zu Münster).
- The turning times of the soul . In: Deutsche Thomas Gesellschaft (ed.): The mysticism of St. Thomas Aquinas . Verlag Nova & Vetera, Bonn 2007, ISBN 978-3-936741-26-1 , pp. 11-278 (reprint of the Vechta 1937 edition).
literature
- David Berger : Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 441-442.
- Luis Clavell Ortiz-Repiso: Presupuestos y contenido del principio de identidad ségun Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange . Dissertation, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome 1982.
- Richard Peddicord: The sacred monster of Thomism. An introduction to the life and legacy of Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange . St. Augustine's Press, South Bend, Ind. 2005, ISBN 1-58731-752-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ engl. Translation: The priesthood and perfection . Dominican Publ., Dublin 1954.
Web links
- Literature by and about Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garrigou-Lagrange, Réginald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garrigou-Lagrange, Gontran; Garrigou-Lagrange, Reginaldus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Dominican |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Also |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1964 |
| Place of death | Rome |