ANSELM OF ESCH. - Capuchin ascetical writer, b. at Esch-sur-la-Sure (Luxembourg), probably in 1710, d. at Mondorf on 21 Nov. 1783. Neither his family name nor the date of his religious profession (probably 1728) is known. He lived in the convent of Luxembourg, having failed to obtain from his superiors permission to go to the missions of Louisiana, then being evangelized by the Capuchins of Champagne. He devoted himself to preaching and to the care of the sick and of prisoners.
He published in Luxembourg, in French and in German, collections of sermons and ascetical works that were much appreciated, among them: Le Chemin étroit du Ciel rendu facile par des pratiques familières qui conduisent à la perfection (1747); Der in den Todt betrübte und für den Menschen leydende Heiland, aller Welt zum Beispiel vorgestellet (1752); Dies sacerdotalis sanctificatus seu brevis digne celebrandi dieneque sanctificandi Methodus (1750); Die heilige Kreuz-Schul, Jesum als einen Meister der Vollkommenheit vorstellend in seinen Leiden, Kreuz und Sittenlehre (1771); La Mort Sainte ou Instructions édifiantes avec des prières conformes pour se préparer saintement à la mort (1777).
BibliographyP. Hildebrand, A. d'Esch, in Etudes Franciscaines, 48 (1931), pp. 470-75 and 49 (1932), pp. 564-67.
BIBL.: P. Hildebrand, A. d'Esch, in Etudes Franciscaines, 48 (1931), pp. 470-75 and 49 (1932), pp. 564-67.
Emidio da Ascoli. “Anselmo d'Esch.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 1416. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/anselmo-d-esch.
MLA
Emidio da Ascoli. “Anselmo d'Esch.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 1416. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/anselmo-d-esch.
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author = {Emidio da Ascoli},
title = {Anselmo d'Esch},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {I},
pages = {1416},
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/anselmo-d-esch}
}
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