GOCH (Capupper), Johannes Pupper von. - Moral-ascetic writer, b. at the beginning of the 15th century at Goch (Lower Rhine). For many years he directed the Thabor monastery of the Sisters of St. Augustine, near Mecheln (Netherlands). Nothing is known of his studies or whether he belonged to a religious Order.
He wrote De libertate Christiana (1473); Epistola apologetica super doctrina doctorum scholasticorum; Dialogus de quattuor erroribus circa evangelicam legem exortis. After his death these writings were published with a preface by the humanist supporter of the reformers C. Grapaus. His book In divinae gratiae et Christianae fidei commendationem fragmenta aliquot was published without place or year by Martin Luther, who in the preface praises the author as «vere Germanus et gnesios theologus».
The Index of Prohibited Books of the Council of Trent lists J. da G. among the prohibited writers, undoubtedly more because of the prefaces of the editors than because of the doctrine of the author, who wrote as a Catholic. By the Protestants he was wrongly included among the «pre-Reformers». He seems only to have defended the idea that vows based on the evangelical counsels, although meritorious, have no foundation in Holy Scripture.
BibliographyWorks: De libertate Christiana, Epistola apologetica and Fragmenta, are edited by F. Pijper, Haag 1909. Studies: O. Clemen, J. P. von G., Le
BIBL.: Works: De libertate Christiana, Epistola apologetica and Fragmenta, are edited by F. Pijper, Haag 1909. Studies: O. Clemen, J. P. von G., Leipzig 1896. On the origin and the family of G. cf.: Ann. des historischen Vereins für den Niederrhein, Cologne 1855, pp. 276-84.
Rütten, Felice. “Goch (Capupper), johannes pupper da.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 887. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/goch-capupper-johannes-pupper-da.
MLA
Rütten, Felice. “Goch (Capupper), johannes pupper da.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 887. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/goch-capupper-johannes-pupper-da.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec6_goch_capupper_johannes_pupper,
author = {Rütten, Felice},
title = {Goch (Capupper), johannes pupper da},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VI},
pages = {887},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/goch-capupper-johannes-pupper-da}
}
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