Henricus Sommalius
Henricus Sommalius also Heinrich Sommalius (* 1534 ; † March 30, 1619 in Valenciennes ) was a Catholic theologian.
Life
Henricus Sommalius had been a member of the Societas Jesu since 1551 , and was the first rector of the Jesuit college in Douay.
Works
Several editions of works by medieval theologians and church fathers were edited by him. Among them are Albertus Magnus : Paradisus animae siue de virtutibus libellus , Antverpiae, Plantiniana, 1602; Aurelius Augustine : Confessiones , Douay, 1608; the pseudaugustinian Soliloquium, Mediationes and Manuale, Douay, 1607. From him comes the famous edition of the Opera omnia of Thomas von Kempen (a Kempis) first edition 1600, Antwerp by Nutius, there also the second edition 1607 and the third 1615, which as first full edition applies. Further reprints then in various places, such as the 7th edition in Cologne in 1680, and finally in Cologne in 1759, edited by Eusebius Amort .
literature
- Sommalius (Heinrich). In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 38, Leipzig 1743, column 688 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Real-Encyclopedia 19, 720
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sommalius, Henricus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sommalius, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1534 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1619 |
| Place of death | Valenciennes |