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Bellesheim, Alfons

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BELLESHEIM, ALFONS. - Born at Monschau on 16 December 1839, died at Aachen on 5 January 1912, ordained priest (1862), canon of Cologne (1886), canon provost of the cathedral of Aachen (1902). Although he devoted himself to the care of souls, he was able to perfect himself in historical studies and left a valuable history of the Scottish Church (Geschichte der kath. Kirche in Schottland, 2 vols., Mainz 1883) and another on the Irish Church (Gesch. der Kath. Kirche in Irland, 3 vols., ibid. 1890-91); and furthermore esteemed biographies of Cardinals Allen (1885), Mezzofanti (1880) and Manning (1892). He also fruitfully interested himself in studies of Christian archaeology.

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. Grisar, s. v. in DHC. VII, 877.

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By Luigi Berra

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 1186.

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Berra, Luigi. “Bellesheim, alfons.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 1186. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/bellesheim-alfons.

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Berra, Luigi. “Bellesheim, alfons.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1186. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/bellesheim-alfons.

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@incollection{ec2_bellesheim_alfons,
  author    = {Berra, Luigi},
  title     = {Bellesheim, alfons},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {1186},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/bellesheim-alfons}
}

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