ZIMMER, PATRITIUS BENEDICTUS. - Theologian, b. 22 Feb. 1752 at Abtsgmünd (Württemberg), d. 16 Oct. 1820 at Landshut.
A priest in 1775, he held the chair of dogmatic theology at the University of Dillingen (1783-95) and then at that of Ingolstadt (1788-1800); when this University was transferred to Landshut, he taught there exegesis, patrology and history of literature. He was elected rector magnificus in 1819.
A colleague and friend of Sailer (v.), with whom he shared gentleness of spirit and strength of intellect, and endowed with excellent teaching qualities, he succeeded in winning the unconditional affection of his numerous pupils, who caused his chair to be restored to him three times. In his desire to renew ecclesiastical science, he in fact allowed himself to be carried away by the current of the new German philosophy (Fichte and Schelling) and thereby drew upon himself harsh criticism and strong opposition from the Catholic side.
His principal works are: Dissertatio dogmatica de vera et completa potestate ecclesiastica illiusque subiecto (Dillingen 1784), in which he maintains the subordination of the Church to the State; Theologiae christ. theoreticae systema (ibid. 1787); Theologia christ. dogmatica (2 vols., Vienna 1789-90); Fides existentiae Dei (ibid. 1791); Theologiae christianae specialis (4 vols., Landshut 1802-1806): these dogmatic works are not free from flaws due to the author's philosophical tendency. He wrote other notable works, in German, on original sin and on the Revelation of the Old Testament.
Bibliography4 worksJ. M. Sailer, P. B. Z. Kurgefäste Biogr., Landshut 1822; Hurter, V, coll. 559-61; M. Grabmann, Stor. della teol. catt., trad. it., Rome 1939
BIBL.: J. M. Sailer, P. B. Z. Kurgefäste Biogr., Landshut 1822; Hurter, V, coll. 559-61; M. Grabmann, Stor. della teol. catt., trad. it., Rome 1939, p. 308; J. Mercier, s. v. in DThC, XV, col. 3694.
Piolanti, Antonio. “Zimmer, patritius benedictus.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1799. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/zimmer-patritius-benedictus.
MLA
Piolanti, Antonio. “Zimmer, patritius benedictus.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1799. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/zimmer-patritius-benedictus.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec12_zimmer_patritius_benedictus,
author = {Piolanti, Antonio},
title = {Zimmer, patritius benedictus},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {XII},
pages = {1799},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1954},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/zimmer-patritius-benedictus}
}
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