Jacob Merlo Horstius (24 July 1597 – 21 April 1644) was a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian of the 17th century.
Life
He was born in Horst, Limburg on 24 July 1597.
At a young age, he moved from Horst to Cologne and started his career in theology as a preacher.
He died in Cologne, Germany on 21 April 1644.
Education
He attended the Jesuit high school in Cologne.
He received his Licentiate of Theology from the University of Cologne in 1626.
Career
He served as a priest at the Lyskirchen in Cologne.
In 1623, he was appointed as a pastor of St. Mary's in Pesch.
Bibliography
He is the author of a number of notable books:
Life and works of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux
The paradise of the soul; containing a great variety of moving instructions and prayers - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_paradise_of_the_Christian_soul
The paradise of the soul of a true Christian: containing the necessary duties of a Christian life
Sancti Bernardi abbatis primi Clarae-Vallensis volumen
Absolutissima in omnes Beati Pauli et septem Catholicas apostolorum epistolas commentaria tribus tomis distincta
See also
Prayer in the Catholic Church
De moribus et officio episcoporum
References
External links
Jacob Merlo in Encyclopaedia Lemmata Jakob [sic] Merlo Horstius on Wikimedia Commons Jacob Merlo Horstius on Wikisource