Ambrose Corbie
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Ambrose Corbie, also called Corby or Corbington (7 December 1604 – 11 April 1649) was an English
Jesuit, teacher and author.
, England
, the fourth son of Gerald Corbie and his wife, Isabella (née Richardson), recusant/exiled Roman Catholics. Of their children, sons Ambrose, Ralph
and Robert, became Jesuit priests (Richard died as a student at Saint-Omer
) and their two surviving daughters, Mary and Catherine, became Benedictine nuns in Brussels
.
Gerald Corbie entered the Society of Jesus
as a lay brother in 1628, having reconciled his own father Ralph (aged 100) to the Church. Gerald Corbie died in Watten, Nord
on 17 September 1637. Isabella Corbie was professed a Benedictine
at Ghent and died a centenarian on 25 December 1652.
Ambrose, aged 12, entered St-Omer and, in 1622, the Venerable English College in Rome. He entered the Society of Jesus
in Watten in 1627, and in 1641 was professed. Having taught with some success for some years at St-Omers, and been minister at Ghent
in 1645, he was appointed confessor at the English college, Rome
, where he died, aged 44.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Jesuit, teacher and author.
Biography
Ambrose Corbie was born near County DurhamCounty Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the fourth son of Gerald Corbie and his wife, Isabella (née Richardson), recusant/exiled Roman Catholics. Of their children, sons Ambrose, Ralph
Ralph Corbie
Ralph Corbie was an Irish Jesuit. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.-Life:...
and Robert, became Jesuit priests (Richard died as a student at Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
) and their two surviving daughters, Mary and Catherine, became Benedictine nuns in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
.
Gerald Corbie entered the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
as a lay brother in 1628, having reconciled his own father Ralph (aged 100) to the Church. Gerald Corbie died in Watten, Nord
Watten, Nord
-Sights:The village is famous for its old ruined abbey, and for its mill, which was restored in the 1990s. These two buildings are located on the "Mountain of Watten" . Its church dates from the thirteenth century.-References:* *...
on 17 September 1637. Isabella Corbie was professed a Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
at Ghent and died a centenarian on 25 December 1652.
Ambrose, aged 12, entered St-Omer and, in 1622, the Venerable English College in Rome. He entered the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
in Watten in 1627, and in 1641 was professed. Having taught with some success for some years at St-Omers, and been minister at Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
in 1645, he was appointed confessor at the English college, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, where he died, aged 44.
Writings
His works include:- Certamen Triplex, etc., the history of the killing of three English Jesuit priests: Thomas HollandThomas Holland (Jesuit)Thomas Holland was an English Jesuit priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929 .-Life:...
, his own brother Ralph Corbie, and Henry Morse (Antwerp, 1645, 12mo), with three engraved portraits; reprinted, Munich, 1646, 12mo); English translation by E. T. Scargill under the title of "The Threefold Conflict" etc.; ed. W. T. Turnbull (London, 1858, 8vo). - Account of his family; English version in Foley, "Records", III, 64.
- Vita et morte del Fratello Tomaso Stilintono [i.e. Stillington alias Olgethorpe] novitio Inglese della Compagnia de Gesu morto in Messina, 15 Sept., 1617; (manuscript at Stonyhurst College; see Hist. MSS. Comm.)