The Reverend Lord

Henricus Smeulders

OCist
ordinis procurator generalis
Portrait inside Bornem Abbey
ChurchRoman Catholic
PredecessorGirolamo Bottino
Other post(s)Titular abbot of Santa Maria di Valdiponte
Orders
Ordination1878 in Rome
Personal details
Born
Joseph-Gauthier-Henri

(1826-05-13)13 May 1826
Mol, Antwerp Province, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died28 June 1892(1892-06-28) (aged 66)
Rome, Italy
NationalityBelgian
Alma materGregorian University

Dom Henricus Smeulders, O.Cist. (13 May 1826 – 28 June 1892),[1] born Joseph-Gauthier-Henri,[2] was a Belgian Abbot of the Common observance.[3] He was considered one of the major historical figures of Cistercian history of the second half of the 19th century.[4]

Career

He entered in 1843 in Bornem Abbey, 17 years old. He became Doctor of Theology in 1858 at the Gregorian University, Rome. During his life in Bornem he was between 1858 and 1865 Librarian. By request of the Abbot General he was sent back to Rome, and became famous for his knowledge of the Cistercian history. He was requested by the Italian Cistercian Congregation to succeed Procurator[5] Hieronymus Bottino, who died in 1871.

He was elected titular abbot of Santa Maria di Valdiponte, in 1878. His fame in Rome was remarked by pope Leo XIII, who sent him as apostolic delegate to Canada.[6][7] He was accompanied by his secretary Dom Amadeus. After his return in Rome, he requested to retrait and he died there in 1892. He was buried in Campo Verano. His portrait is kept inside the Abbey of Bornem.

References

  1. ↑ "Henricus Smeulders". www.cistopedia.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Histoire | Nonciature Apostolique Au Canada". Nuntiatura.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. ↑ Battista, Gregorio: Il procuratore generale dell’Ordine cistercense e la separazione dei Cistercensi Riformati (1890-1892). In: Analecta cisterciensia. 34 (1978), S. [330]-345.
  4. ↑ "SMEULDERS, Henricus (Josef Walter) OCist (1826–1892) – Biographia Cisterciensis" (in German). Zisterzienserlexikon.de. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  5. ↑ ordinis procurator generalis.
  6. ↑ O. C. Com. Apost. in Canada
  7. ↑ A Son Excellence Dom Henri Smeulders, commissaire apostolique au Canada [microforme] : Livernois, Victor : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive. 1883. ISBN 9780665091315. Retrieved 2017-06-21.


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