Engelbert (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Michael Ott · 1913
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Engelbert was Abbot of Admont in Styria and one of the most learned men of his age, born at Volkersdorf in the thirteenth century and dead in 1331. He entered Admont about 1267, studied grammar and logic at Prague for two years, then spent nine years at Padua on philosophy and theology. Elected abbot in 1297, he ruled thirty years and resigned near eighty to spend his last years in prayer and study.
Scarcely a branch of knowledge escaped his pen: moral and dogmatic theology, philosophy, history, political science, Scripture, natural science, teaching, and music. Bernard Pez lists thirty-eight works. Best known is his treatise On the Rise, Progress, and End of the Roman Empire, written under Henry VII. It holds that a ruler must be learned and must seek his subjects' welfare. An unjust ruler may justly be deposed. Emperor and pope are each independent in their own sphere.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael Ott |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |