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Alzog, Johannes Baptist

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Also known as: German: Johann Baptist Alzog; John Baptist Alzog

ALZOG, JOHANNES BAPTIST. - Church historian, b. at Ohlau on 29 June 1808, d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 1 March 1878. Ordained a priest in 1834, he was professor of church history and exegesis at Posen, Hildesheim and Freiburg. He published in 1841 a Lehrbuch der Kirchengeschichte and in 1866 a Handbuch der Patrologie. The first work especially had wide circulation in his time and was translated into several languages. He was also a contributor to the Wetter-Welte's Kirchenlexikon. In 1869 A. came to Rome, invited by Pius IX, to take part in the preparatory work of the Vatican Council.

Bibliography

BIBL.: H. Hemmer, s. v. in DThC, I, coll. 931-32.

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By Silvio Furlani

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 956.

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Furlani, Silvio. “Alzog, johannes baptist.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 956. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/alzog-johannes-baptist.

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Furlani, Silvio. “Alzog, johannes baptist.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 956. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/alzog-johannes-baptist.

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  author    = {Furlani, Silvio},
  title     = {Alzog, johannes baptist},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {956},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/alzog-johannes-baptist}
}

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