BEURON. - Archabbey of St Martin (Hohenzollern, Germany). From 1077 it was a priory of Lateran Canons, later becoming an abbey in 1687 and suppressed in 1803. Princess Katharina of Hohenzollern granted the buildings to WILTEN (v.), Benedictine monks of the abbey of St Paul Outside-the-Walls in Rome (1863); it was re-established as an abbey in 1868 and raised to the rank of archabbey in 1884.
From it were later founded the abbeys of: Emmaus (in Prague-Czechoslovakia), Seckau in Styria (Austria), Maredsous (in Belgium), Erdington (England), Maria Laach, Gerlev, Neuburg (Germany), and Sion (Jerusalem). Through its assistance there were also erected the Benedictine abbeys for women of Maredret (Belgium), St Gabriel (Prague, later transferred in 1920 to Bertholdstein, Styria), Eibingen, and Kellenried (Germany). B., constituted as a Congregation in 1868 and definitively confirmed on 8 July 1929, also cooperated in the foundation of other monasteries such as the abbeys of Weingarten, Neresheim, and Grüssen (Germany), as well as in the revival of other Congregations and contributed to the establishment of the Pontifical Institute of St Anselm in Rome. B. especially promoted liturgical worship and Gregorian chant in Germany; in the scientific field it founded its institute for palimpsests and became the seat of the theological school of the Beuronese Congregation with a particularly well-stocked library.
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BEDUIN, CORNEILLE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Gravelines (now in French Flanders, then in the Catholic Netherlands) in 1615, d. for the faith at Papigochic (Mexico) on 4 June 1650. He entered the Society of Jesus at Mechelen in 1635 and arrived in the mission of New Spain in 1647, taking the name of Codinez. His apostolate was of short duration. Sent to the Tarahumara, he was unable to win over the natives, who were embittered by the abuses of the Spanish conquerors and colonists. During an uprising, the missionary—even accused of causing deaths through the administration of the last Sacraments—was killed by arrows in the present-day state of Chihuahua. B. is said to have composed a grammar and a Mexican-Tarahumara lexicon, which have not been found.
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BEDUIN, CORNEILLE. – Jesuit missionary, born at Gravelines (now in French Flanders, then in the Catholic Netherlands) in 1615, died for the faith at Papigochic (Mexico) on 4 June 1650. He entered the Society of Jesus at Malines in 1635 and arrived in the mission of New Spain in 1647, taking the name Codinez. His apostolate was brief. Sent to Tarahumara, he was unable to win over the minds of the Indians, who were exasperated by the abuses of the Spanish conquerors and colonists. During an uprising, the missionary, accused even of causing deaths through the administration of the last sacraments, was killed by arrows in the present-day state of Chihuahua. B. is said to have composed a grammar and a Mexican-Tarahumara lexicon, which have not been found.
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BEURON. – Archabbey of St Martin (Hohenzollern, Germany). From 1077 it was a priory of Lateran Canons, later becoming an abbey in 1687 and suppressed in 1803. Princess Katharina of Hohenzollern granted the buildings to WILTEN (v.), Benedictine monks of the abbey of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome (1863); it was restored as an abbey in 1868 and raised to the rank of archabbey in 1884.
From it were later founded the abbeys of Emmaus (in Prague-Czechoslovakia), Seckau in Styria (Austria), Maredsous (in Belgium), Erdington (England), Maria Laach, Gerlev, Neuburg (Germany), and Sion (Jerusalem). Through its support, the following Benedictine abbeys for women were also established: Maredret (Belgium), St Gabriel (Prague, later transferred in 1920 to Bertholdstein, Styria), Eibingen, and Kellenried (Germany). B., constituted as a Congregation in 1868 and definitively confirmed on 8 July 1929, also cooperated in the foundation of other monasteries such as the abbeys of Weingarten, Neresheim, and Grüssau (Germany), as well as in the revival of other Congregations and contributed to the establishment of the Pontifical Institute of St Anselm in Rome. B. particularly promoted liturgical worship and Gregorian chant in Germany; in the scientific field, it founded its institute for palimpsests and became the seat of the theological school of the Beuronese Congregation with a particularly well-stocked library.
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From it were later founded the abbeys: of Emmaus (in Prague-Czechoslovakia), of Seckau in Styria (Austria), of Maredsous (in Belgium), of Erdington (England), of Maria Laach, of Gerlev, of Neuburg (Germany), of Sion (Jerusalem). Through its assistance there were also erected the female Benedictine abbeys of Maredret (Belgium), of St. Gabriel (Prague, later transferred in 1920 to Bertholdstein, Styria), of Eibingen, Kellenried (Germany). B., constituted as a Congregation in 1868 and definitively confirmed on 8 July 1929, also cooperated in the foundation of other monasteries such as the abbeys of Weingarten, Neresheim, Grüssen (Germany), as well as in the revival of other Congregations and contributed to the establishment of the Pontifical Institute of St. Anselm in Rome. B. especially promoted liturgical worship and Gregorian chant in Germany; in the scientific field B. founded its institute for palimpsests and became the seat of the theological school of the Beuronese Congregation with a particularly well-stocked library.
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BEDUIN, CORNEILLE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Gravelines (now in French Flanders, then in the Catholic Netherlands) in 1615, d. for the faith at Papigochic (Mexico) on 4 June 1650. He entered the Society of Jesus at Malines in 1635 and arrived in the mission of New Spain in 1647, taking the name of Codinez. His apostolate was of short duration. Sent to the Tarahumara, he could not win the hearts of the Indians, exasperated by the abuses of the Spanish conquerors and colonists. In an uprising, the missionary, even accused of causing deaths through the administration of the last Sacraments, was killed by arrows in the present-day state of Chihuahua. B. is said to have composed a grammar and a Mexican-Tarahumara lexicon, which have not been found.
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BEURON. - Archabbey of St. Martin (Hohenzollern, Germany). From 1077 it was a priory of Lateran Canons, later becoming an abbey in 1687 and suppressed in 1803. Princess Katharina of Hohenzollern granted the buildings to the brothers Mauro and Placido Wolter (q.v.), Benedictine monks of the abbey of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome (1863); it was re-established as an abbey in 1868 and raised to the rank of archabbey in 1884.
From it were later founded the abbeys: of Emmaus (in Prague-Czechoslovakia), of Seckau in Styria (Austria), of Maredsous (in Belgium), of Erdington (England), of Maria Laach, of Gerlev, of Neuburg (Germany), of Sion (Jerusalem). Through its assistance there were also erected the female Benedictine abbeys of Maredret (Belgium), of St. Gabriel (Prague, later transferred in 1920 to Bertholdstein, Styria), of Eibingen, Kellenried (Germany). B., constituted as a Congregation in 1868 and definitively confirmed on 8 July 1929, also cooperated in the foundation of other monasteries such as the abbeys of Weingarten, Neresheim, Grüssen (Germany), as well as in the revival of other Congregations and contributed to the establishment of the Pontifical Institute of St. Anselm in Rome. B. especially promoted liturgical worship and Gregorian chant in Germany; in the scientific field B. founded its institute for palimpsests and became the seat of the theological school of the Beuronese Congregation with a particularly well-stocked library.
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BEDUIN, CORNEILLE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Gravelines (now in French Flanders, then in the Catholic Netherlands) in 1615, d. for the faith at Papigochic (Mexico) on 4 June 1650. He entered the Society of Jesus at Malines in 1635 and arrived in the mission of New Spain in 1647, taking the name of Codinez. His apostolate was of short duration. Sent to the Tarahumara, he could not win the hearts of the Indians, exasperated by the abuses of the Spanish conquerors and colonists. In an uprising, the missionary, even accused of causing deaths through the administration of the last Sacraments, was killed by arrows in the present-day state of Chihuahua. B. is said to have composed a grammar and a Mexican-Tarahumara lexicon, which have not been found.
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BEVAGNA
Ancient episcopal see of Umbria, in the province of Perugia, situated at the confluence of the Clitunno and Topino rivers. It is the ancient Mevania; conquered by the Romans around 308 BC and included by them among the most flourishing municipalities, it remained so until the Lombard devastations of the 6th century.
As regards the origins of Christianity in B., a Christian inscription is preserved in the city (CIL, XI, 2, 5162), but its date is uncertain. A Passion of the saints Vincent and Benignus (BHL, 8776) recounts the deeds of Vincent, bishop of B., who is said to have lived at the time of the persecutions together with his deacon brother named Benignus, both martyrs of the Christian faith. Of these two saints no earlier information is known than our Passio, which should not be older than the 6th century. Even less solid is the existence of a St. Bricius, bishop of B., martyred in the 4th century together with other Umbrian colleagues, all celebrated in the famous *Passio Proculi*, composed after the middle of the 7th and not before the 9th century.
The first bishop of B. known from reliable documents is Innocent, who subscribed to the Roman synods of 487, 499, and 501. In 591, following the Lombard devastations, St Gregory the Great entrusted the care of the vacant diocese to a priest; in 597 he commissioned a visitation of it to Chrysanthus, bishop of Spoleto, who in 599 was charged with finding a suitable person to govern the see. In 649 Marcian, who governed the church of B., was present at the Lateran Council of that year. The last bishop of B. is Fabius, consecrated around 844 by Sergius II. Subsequently, the city being destroyed, the cathedral disappeared as well, and the ancient diocese was incorporated into Spoleto (q.v.).