Severin Binius
Severin Binius (* 1573 or 1574 in Randerath near Heinsberg; † February 14, 1641 in Cologne ) was vicar general in Cologne.
Life
Severin Binius was born in Randerath near Heinsberg in the Duchy of Jülich in 1573 or 1574. His father was a ducal rent master and tax collector. He had at least one brother and three sisters. After attending the Laurentian Gymnasium in Cologne, he attended the university there. Soon after, he was a professor at the said school, the rain , he was the 1611th In 1611 he received his doctorate in theology after having taught there himself since his first university degree (Baccalaureus 1599). He remained professor of theology from now until his death. He became dean of the theological faculty in 1617. In 1627 and 1628 he was elected rector of Cologne University . In 1631 he was able to secure a chair for the Jesuits there.
His works include a four-volume work on the older church councils, which appeared in 1606. He was a commentator on the church history of Eusebius and his successors. In addition, his participation in the Cologne Agende of 1614, the Breviary of 1618 and the Missal of 1626 can be proven.
He had numerous benefices , such as B. a canonical St. Mariengraden. In 1607 he became a canon at St. Gereon. In 1609 he received the Stüttgen farm near Kriel from the abbot of the Brauweiler monastery. In 1609/10 he was given a university masterpiece. Since June 28, 1610 he was also canon.
From 1612 he was a member of the church council, which was supposed to reform the archbishopric in accordance with the Tridentine regulations. In the same year he was ordained examiner for the priestly candidates.
On October 6, 1631 he was appointed Vicar General in Cologne. During his time pastoral conferences were introduced (1640). He died on February 14, 1641 in Cologne as a result of a stroke.
literature
August Franzen : The rebuilding of church life in the Archdiocese of Cologne under Ferdinand of Bavaria Archbishop of Cologne 1612–1650 . Aschendorff, Münster 1941 (especially pp. 115–128).
See also
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| SURNAME | Binius, Severin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vicar General in Cologne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1573 or 1574 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Randerath near Heinsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1641 |
| Place of death | Cologne |