Jean Baptiste Abbeloos
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Jean Baptiste Abbeloos was a Belgian orientalist and Rector of the University of Leuven.
. He was educated in the seminary of Mechelen
, 1849 to 1860. After his ordination to the priesthood, 22 September 1860, he studied at Leuven
and Rome
, devoting himself especially to Syriac language
and literature
. He received the degree of Doctor of Theology
from the University of Leuven, 15 July 1867, and spent the following winter in London
.
On his return to Belgium, he was appointed Professor of Holy Scripture in the seminary of Mechelen. Failing health obliged him to abandon the work of teaching, and he became, in 1876, pastor at Duffel
. He was appointed in 1883 vicar-general under Cardinal Deschamps and held that position until 10 February 1887, when he was appointed Rector of the University of Leuven.
During his administration the University grew rapidly in equipment and organization. He retired in 1900, and died 25 February 1906.
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Life
He was born 15 January 1836, at Goyck, BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. He was educated in the seminary of Mechelen
Mechelen
Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
, 1849 to 1860. After his ordination to the priesthood, 22 September 1860, he studied at Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
and 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...
, devoting himself especially to Syriac language
Syriac language
Syriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Having first appeared as a script in the 1st century AD after being spoken as an unwritten language for five centuries, Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from...
and literature
Syriac literature
Syriac literature is literature written in the Syriac language, the classical Middle Aramaic language of Syriac Christianity. The majority of classical Syriac literature is of a Christian religious nature....
. He received the degree of Doctor of Theology
Doctor of Theology
Doctor of Theology is a terminal academic degree in theology. It is a research degree that is considered by the U.S. National Science Foundation to be the equivalent of a Doctor of Philosophy....
from the University of Leuven, 15 July 1867, and spent the following winter in London
London
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.
On his return to Belgium, he was appointed Professor of Holy Scripture in the seminary of Mechelen. Failing health obliged him to abandon the work of teaching, and he became, in 1876, pastor at Duffel
Duffel
Duffel is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp.The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On January 1, 2006 Duffel had a total population of 16,019...
. He was appointed in 1883 vicar-general under Cardinal Deschamps and held that position until 10 February 1887, when he was appointed Rector of the University of Leuven.
During his administration the University grew rapidly in equipment and organization. He retired in 1900, and died 25 February 1906.
Works
His published works are:- De vitâ et scriptis S. Jacobi SarugensisJacob of SerughJacob of Serugh , also called Mar Jacob, was one of the foremost Syriac poet-theologians among the Syriac, perhaps only second in stature to Ephrem the Syrian and equal to Narsai. Where his predecessor Ephrem is known as the 'Harp of the Spirit', Jacob is the 'Flute of the Spirit'...
(Leuven, 1867); - Gregorii BarhebraeiBar-HebraeusGregory Bar Hebraeus was a catholicos of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the 13th century...
Chronicon Ecclesiasticum (Paris and Leuven, 1872–77); - Acta Sancti Maris (Brussels and Leipzig, 1885);
- Acta Mar Kardaghi Martyris (Brussels, 1900).
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