BROCARTS (BROCARDUS), NIKOLAUS. - Carmelite theologian, b. at Sittard on 21 Aug. 1687, d. at Worms on 29 Sept. 1760. He taught philosophy and theology in the schools of his Order and at the abbey of S. Martino near Trier. He held various offices, culminating in that of general commissary for his province. He dealt with theological and moral subjects, taking an active part in the controversies surrounding Quesnel.
He openly declared himself opposed to him, attacking him in the work: Dissertatio polemica de primatu, iurisdictione, infallibilitate et superioritate tam inter quam extra Concilium Generale Romani Pontificis (Trier 1719). It explicitly examines the propositions of Quesnel that had fallen under Rome’s censure. He also wrote: De Bulla « Unigenitus » et nullitate appellationis ad futurum Concilium generale (ibid. 1719); Theologia moralis fundamentalis (Cologne 1735); Alphabetum morale (ibid. 1739); Professio fidei catholicae (Frankfurt 1758).