Francis Mezger
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Francis Mezger was an Austrian Benedictine
academic and writer, of St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg
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. He took vows in 1651, and was ordained priest in 1657. He taught philosophy at the University of Salzburg
in 1659, and became regent of the convictus and secretary of the university in 1661. He taught philosophy again from 1663 to 1665; and then moral theology until 1668.
From 1669 to 1688 he taught various branches at the Bavarian monastery of Ettal and at his own monastery. From 1688 until his death he was master of novices and director of clerics at his monastery. He died at Salzburg
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He wrote the following philosophical treatises:
The following are some of his translations:
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...
academic and writer, of St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg
St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg
St Peter's Archabbey, otherwise St Peter's Abbey in Salzburg is a Benedictine monastery in Austria. It is considered one of the oldest monasteries in the German-speaking area, if not in fact the oldest.-History:...
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Life
Mezger was born at IngolstadtIngolstadt
Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...
. He took vows in 1651, and was ordained priest in 1657. He taught philosophy at the University of Salzburg
University of Salzburg
The University of Salzburg, or Paris Lodron University after its founder, the Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron, is located in the Austrian city of Salzburg, Salzburgerland, home of Mozart. It is divided into 4 faculties: catholic theology, law, humanities and natural science.Founded in 1622, it...
in 1659, and became regent of the convictus and secretary of the university in 1661. He taught philosophy again from 1663 to 1665; and then moral theology until 1668.
From 1669 to 1688 he taught various branches at the Bavarian monastery of Ettal and at his own monastery. From 1688 until his death he was master of novices and director of clerics at his monastery. He died at Salzburg
Salzburg
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He wrote the following philosophical treatises:
- "Philosophia rationalis rationibus explicata" (Salzburg, 1660);
- "Anima rationibus philosophicis animata et explicata" (ib., 1661);
- "Philosophia naturals rationibus naturalibus elucidata" (ib., 1661);
- "Manuale philosophicum" (ib., 1665);
- "Homomicrocosmus" (ib., 1665).
The following are some of his translations:
- "Philosophia sacra" (ib., 1678), from the French of the Parisian Capuchin Ivo;
- "Heiliges Benediktiner-Jahr" (2 volumes, Munich 1690), from the Latin;
- "Dioptra politices religiosæ" (Salzburg, 1694), and "Exercitia spiritualia" (ib., 1693), both from the French of the Maurist Joachim le Contat;
- "Succinctæ meditationes christianæ" (4 vols., ib., 1695), from the French of the Maurist Claude MartinClaude MartinMajor General Claude Martin was an officer in the French, and later the British, army in India. He rose to the position of Major General in the British East India Company...
; - "Via regia studiosæ juventutis ad veram sapientiam" (Frankfort, 1699), from the Italian; and a few others.