Un „pomerio sommo theologo” în Biblioteca Teleki-Bolyai. Operele lui Pelbartus de Themeswar
A „pomerio sommo theologo” in Teleki-Bolyai Library. The Works of Pelbartus of Themeswar
Author(s): Szidonia WeiszSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Museology & Heritage Studies, 15th Century, History of Religion
Published by: Biblioteca Județeană Mureș
Keywords: Pelbartus of Themeswar; Catholic Church; Hungarian writers; the XVth century; Teleki-Bolyai Library;
Summary/Abstract: Pelbartus of Themeswar (1430/40-1504), a Franciscan monk who was teaching theology in Buda, is one of the most famous preachers of the Catholic Church and also the most successful Hungarian writer abroad, as his works has been published in ninety editions before 1526.The aim of this paper is to offer a brief introduction to his works that are being kept in the Teleki-Bolyai Library. Most of Pelbartus’ works are collections of sermons, written in order to help clerics in their pastoral work. The central ideas of his texts are asceticism and the virtues of the Middle Ages, scholasticism against the renaissance spirit of King Matthias’s court.
Journal: Libraria. Studii și cercetări de bibliologie
- Issue Year: IX/2010
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 92-99
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian