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Elbel, Benjamin

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ELBEL, BENJAMIN. - Franciscan, moral theologian, b. in 1690 at Friedberg in Bavaria, d. on 4 June 1756 at Soefingen near Ulm. Lecturer in theology and from 1735 to 1738 provincial of Strasbourg. A probabilist, esteemed for the solidity of his doctrine and the richness of his casuistry.

Writings: Theologia moralis decalogolis et sacramentalis per meatum confrontativum casibus practicis illustrata (1st ed. Venice 1731; new eds. by I. Bierbaum, Paderborn 1890, 1892, 1904); Ortus et progressus O. Min. S. Fr. ultra quinque saccula (Munich 1732).

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BIBL.: Hutter, IV, col. 1633; F. Lauchert, s. v. in Allg-dentsche Biogr., XLVIII, p. 329; K. Hilgenveiner, s. v. in LThK. III, col. 616.

Jaroslav Skarvada

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By Jaroslav Skarvada

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 193.

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Skarvada, Jaroslav. “Elbel, benjamin.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 193. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/elbel-benjamin.

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Skarvada, Jaroslav. “Elbel, benjamin.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 193. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/elbel-benjamin.

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@incollection{ec5_elbel_benjamin,
  author    = {Skarvada, Jaroslav},
  title     = {Elbel, benjamin},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {193},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/elbel-benjamin}
}

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