Severin Binius (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Francis Schaefer · 1913
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Severin Binius, historian and critic born at Randerath in western Germany in 1573, died in 1641 after a career at Cologne. He studied at the gymnasium of Saint Lawrence, taught there for years, and, after ordination, took a doctorate in divinity at Cologne University. There he taught church history and discipline and served as rector from 1627 to 1630. He rose to canon of the cathedral and, in 1631, to counsellor and vicar-general of the archdiocese.
His fame rests chiefly on his edition of the Church councils. Earlier collections by Merlin, Crabbe, and Surius struck him as incomplete, lacking explanatory notes. With other scholars he prepared a new four-volume edition at Cologne in 1606. It gave the Latin text of council acts, decretal letters, and lives of popes, with copious notes. He was also known for charity to the poor, above all to needy students.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francis Schaefer |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |