Jacobus Verheiden
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Jacobus Verheiden (fl. 1590-1618) was a Dutch schoolmaster known as an author.
in 1591. He became rector of the Latin school in Nijmegen. He was a friend of Thomas Bodley
.
Verheiden was a delegate from the Synod of Gelderland to the Synod of Dort
in 1618.
, John Wycliffe
, Jan Hus
, Jerome of Prague
, Girolamo Savonarola
and Erasmus) and a few laymen, for which Verheiden supplied Latin text, including biographical and bibliographical information. Many of the images, by Hendrik Hondius I
, had appeared in an earlier work. The full title presents these men as opponents of the Roman Antichrist
, combining images with eulogies by Verheiden; the work is also known by the short Imagines et elogia. The Dutch translation of 1603, as Afbeeldingen van sommighe in Godts Woort ervarene Mannen, was by Pauwels de Kempenare. A second edition appeared in 1725, edited by Friedrich Roth-Scholtz.
The Praestantium was used at the University of Oxford
, and some of the images influenced the painted frieze of the Bodleian Library
. An English adaptation appeared as The History of the Moderne Protestant Divines (1637) by Donald Lupton; it included also material from the Heroologia Anglica of Henry Holland.
His first work was De jure belli belgici adversus Philippum (1596). He wrote also a biography of his brother, Vita Guillelmi Verheiden Belgae (1598).
Life
He was the elder brother of William Verheiden (1568–1596) from Grave. They both attended the University of Leiden in 1590, and Jacobus was at HeidelbergHeidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
in 1591. He became rector of the Latin school in Nijmegen. He was a friend of Thomas Bodley
Thomas Bodley
Sir Thomas Bodley was an English diplomat and scholar, founder of the Bodleian Library, Oxford.-Biography:...
.
Verheiden was a delegate from the Synod of Gelderland to the Synod of Dort
Synod of Dort
The Synod of Dort was a National Synod held in Dordrecht in 1618-1619, by the Dutch Reformed Church, to settle a divisive controversy initiated by the rise of Arminianism. The first meeting was on November 13, 1618, and the final meeting, the 154th, was on May 9, 1619...
in 1618.
Works
The Praestantium aliquot theologorum (1602) consisted of 50 engraved portraits of Protestant theologians, with a few earlier figures (Berengar of ToursBerengar of Tours
Berengar of Tours was a French 11th century Christian theologian and Archdeacon of Angers, a scholar whose leadership of the cathedral school at Chartres set an example of intellectual inquiry through the revived tools of dialectic that was soon followed at cathedral schools of Laon and Paris, ...
, John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher who was known as an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. His followers were known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious movement, which preached...
, Jan Hus
Jan Hus
Jan Hus , often referred to in English as John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague...
, Jerome of Prague
Jerome of Prague
Jerome of Prague was one of the chief followers and most devoted friends of John Hus.-Biography:...
, Girolamo Savonarola
Girolamo Savonarola
Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar, Scholastic, and an influential contributor to the politics of Florence from 1494 until his execution in 1498. He was known for his book burning, destruction of what he considered immoral art, and what he thought the Renaissance—which began in his...
and Erasmus) and a few laymen, for which Verheiden supplied Latin text, including biographical and bibliographical information. Many of the images, by Hendrik Hondius I
Hendrik Hondius I
Henrik Hondius I or Hendrik Hondius the Elder , was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, cartographer and publisher.-Biography:He was born in Duffel and settled in The Hague in 1597. According to Cornelis de Bie's Het Gulden Cabinet, his father was Guiliam Hondius, a learned man who moved to Mechelen,...
, had appeared in an earlier work. The full title presents these men as opponents of the Roman Antichrist
Antichrist (historicism)
Antichrist is the view among certain historic Reformation communities that the papacy or the Pope is the Antichrist. This article is a general overview of the Antichrist in the eschatological view of historicism....
, combining images with eulogies by Verheiden; the work is also known by the short Imagines et elogia. The Dutch translation of 1603, as Afbeeldingen van sommighe in Godts Woort ervarene Mannen, was by Pauwels de Kempenare. A second edition appeared in 1725, edited by Friedrich Roth-Scholtz.
The Praestantium was used at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, and some of the images influenced the painted frieze of the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
. An English adaptation appeared as The History of the Moderne Protestant Divines (1637) by Donald Lupton; it included also material from the Heroologia Anglica of Henry Holland.
His first work was De jure belli belgici adversus Philippum (1596). He wrote also a biography of his brother, Vita Guillelmi Verheiden Belgae (1598).