Léopold Willaert (1878–1963) was a Belgian Jesuit Church historian with a particular interest in the history of Jansenism.
Léopold Willaert | |
|---|---|
| Born | Léopold Adolphe Joseph Marie Willaert 19 March 1878 Bruges, Belgium |
| Died | 31 October 1963 (aged 85) Namur, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Collège Saint-Servais (Liège); Stonyhurst College |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven |
| Thesis | Les négociations politico-religieuses entre l'Angleterre et les Pays-Bas catholiques, 1598-1625 (1905) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Cauchie |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Church history |
| Institutions | University of Namur |
Life
editWillaert was born in Bruges on 19 March 1878. He joined the Society of Jesus immediately after finishing his secondary education at the Collège Saint-Servais (Liège), and for three years studied philosophy at Stonyhurst College.[1] His doctorate in history, supervised by Alfred Cauchie, was completed at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1905.[1] He then briefly taught at St Michael College, Brussels, before commencing theology studies in Leuven.[2] He took his final vows as a Jesuit in 1912, and from 1913 to 1956 taught at what is now the University of Namur.[2] In 1945 he became president of the board of the Royal Library of Belgium.[1] Willaert died in Namur on 31 October 1963.[2]
Publications
edit- Negociations politico-religieuses entre l'Angleterre et les pays-bas Catholiques (1598-1625) (Leuven, 1906)
- Le Moyen Age (Namur, 1927)
- Histoire de Belgique (Tournai, 1929)
- with Henri Josson, eds, Correspondance de Ferdinand Verbiest de la Compagnie de Jésus (1623-1688): directeur de l'observatoire de Pékin (Brussels, 1938)
- Religion et patriotisme (Tournai, 1947)
- Les origines du Jansénisme dans les Pays-Bas catholiques (Gembloux, 1948)
- Bibliotheca Janseniana Belgica: répertoire des imprimés concernant les controverses théologiques en relation avec le Jansénisme dans les Pays-Bas catholiques et les pays de Liège aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (3 vols, Leuven, 1949–1951)
- Après le Concile de Trente: La Restauration catholique, 1563-1648 (1960)[3][4][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Léon E. Halkin, Le R. P. Léopold Willaert (1878-1963), Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire, 41/4 (1963), pp. 1379-1380.
- ^ a b c André Boland, "Willaert (Léopold-Adolphe-Joseph-Marie)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 42 (Brussels, 1981), 783-794.
- ^ Review by William J. Bouwsma in Church History, 30/4 (1961), pp. 488-489.
- ^ Review by Harold J. Grimm in American Historical Review, 67/1 (1961), pp. 102-103.
- ^ Review by Louis J. Lekai in Catholic Historical Review, 47/4 (1962), pp. 522-524.
- ^ Review by Jean Orcibal in Revue Historique, 228/1 (1962), pp. 202-204.
- ^ Review by August Franzen in Historische Zeitschrift, 202/1 (1966), pp. 134-137.