Konings, Anton

KONINGS, ANTON. - Moral theologian of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; b. at Helmond in Holland on 24 Aug. 1821, he entered the Congregation in 1842, where he professed in 1845. He taught moral theology and was provincial in Holland. Then in 1870 he was sent to teach moral theology and canon law at Ilchester (Maryland, USA) and died there on 30 June 1884.

His Theologia moralis s. Alphensi in compendium redacta (New York 1874; 6th ed. ibid. 1886) is a brilliant compendium of the doctrine of St. Alphonsus with useful applications for the territory in which he wrote (USA). To the same American clergy the other work proved very useful, Commentarium in facultates apostolicas ad usum ven. cleri americani (Ilchester 1893, of which the 3rd ed. was edited by his confrere J. Putzer). The pamphlet was of service to the cause of parochial schools in America: De absolutione parentibus qui prolem scholis publicis seu promiscuis instituendam tradunt neganda necne (Boston 1874).