Dominic Schram, sometimes spelled Schramm (24 October 1722 - 21 September 1797) was a German

Germany

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 Benedictine

Benedictine

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 theologian and canonist.

Biography

He was born at Bamberg

Bamberg

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. He took vows at Banz

Banz Abbey

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 near Bamberg in 1743, and after being ordained priest

Priest

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 on 18 August 1748, taught at his monastery

Monastery

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: at first mathematics

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 (1757), then canon law

Canon law

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 (1760), philosophy

Philosophy

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 (1762) and soon after theology

Theology

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. In 1782 he reluctantly accepted the position of prior

Prior

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 in the monastery of Michelsberg at Bamberg, whence he returned to Banz in 1787, where he died ten years later.

Writings

His chief works are:

• "Compendium theologiae dogmaticae, scholasticae, et moralis, methodo scientifica propositum", 3 volumes (Augsburg, 1768; 3d edition, Turin, 1837-9)
• "Institutiones theologiae mysticae", 2 volumes (Ausburg, 1774; 3d edition, Paris, 1868), his best work; Analysis operum SS. Patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum", 18 volumes, reaching as far as St. Damasus (Augsburg 1780 96)
• "Institutiones juris ecclesiastici publici et privati", 3 vols. (Augsburg, 1774-5; 2d ed., 1782)
• "Epitome canonum ecclesiasticorum ex conciliis Germaniae collecta" (Augsburg, 1774)
• a newly-arranged edition of the "Summa Conciliorum" of Carranza continued up to Pius VI, 4 volumes (Augsburg, 1778).