Aubert le Mire,
LatinizedAubertus Miraeus (30 November 1573 – 19 October 1640) was an ecclesiastical historian in the
Spanish Netherlands.
Life
Miraeus was born in
Brussels. His father was Guillaume le Mire and his mother Joanna Speeckaert, sister to the Capuchin preacher
Bonaventura Speeckaert.[1] After studying at
Douai and
Leuven he was made canon of
Antwerp cathedral in 1608 and secretary to his uncle,
Joannes Miraeus, who was then Bishop of Antwerp. In 1611 he was appointed
almoner and librarian to
Archduke Albert of Austria, then sovereign of the Netherlands, and in 1624 he became
dean of the
cathedral of Antwerp and
vicar general of the diocese. He remained in Antwerp until his death. He wrote numerous works in the fields of history, ecclesiastical history, and related disciplines. Some have suggested that his works lack thoroughness and accuracy.[citation needed]
Rerum toto orbe gestarum chronica a Christo nato ad haec usque tempora, Antwerp, Hieronymus Verdussen, 1608 (containing the chronicles of
Eusebius,
St. Jerome,
Sigebert of Gembloux,
Anselm of Gembloux, and others up to the year 1200, and a continuation of these chronicles by Miraeus up to 1608); dedicated to
Joannes del Rio (
on Google Books)
Mathias Lambrecht, Historia Ecclesiastica. Oft een kerckelijcke historie, revised and updated by Miraeus (Antwerp, Hieronymus Verdussen, 1609) (
on Google Books)
Origines equestrium sive militarium ordinum libri duo, Antwerp, David Marten, 1609 (a volume on the origins of the
military orders) (
on Google Books)
published in French as Origine des chevaliers et ordres militaires, Antwerp, David Marten, 1609, dedicated to
Gaston Spinola, count of
Bruay (
on Google Books);
Politia ecclesiastica, sive de statu religionis Christianae per totum orbem, Cologne, 1609; Lyon, Antoine Hillepotte, 1620 (
on Google Books)
Ordinis carmelitani, ab Elia propheta primum incohati, ab Alberto patriarcha Ierusolymitano vitae regula temperati, a B. Teresia virgine Hispana ad primaevam disciplinam revocati, origo atque incrementa, Antwerp, David Marten, 1610 (on the origins and history of the
Carmelite order), dedicated to
Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain (
on Google Books)
Canonicorum regularium ordinis S. Augustini origines ac progressus, Cologne, 1614 (a history of the Augustinian canons regular), dedicated to
Remigius de Zaman, prior of
Lo (
on Google Books)
Geographia ecclesiastica, Lyon, 1620 (an alphabetic list of Catholic dioceses throughout the world), dedicated to
Gaspard de Mornieu (
on Google Books)
Notitia ecclesiarum Belgii, Antwerp, 1630, dedicated to
Philip IV of Spain (
on google books); (this work, together with other works of Miraeus on the ecclesiastical history of the Netherlands, was re-edited by
Johannes Franciscus Foppens, under the title of Miraei opera diplomatica et Historica, 4 vols., Brussels, 1723–48)
Elogia Belgica sive illustrium Belgii scriptorum, Antwerp, 1609, dedicated to the city council of Antwerp (
on Google Books)
Elenchus historicorum et aliorum scriptorum, nondum typis editorum, qui in Belgicis potissimum bibliothecis manuscripti exstant, Brussels, 1622 (a handlist of authors of manuscripts in Belgian libraries) - (
on Google Books)
Codex donationum piarum, Brussels, 1624 (an anthology of medieval dotations), dedicated to
Petrus Peckius (
on Google Books)
Some of his letters were published by Burbure in Messager des Sciences Historiques de Belgique (1859)
References
^P. Hildebrand, De Kapucijnen in de Nederlanden en het Prinsbisdom Luik, vol. 7 (Antwerp, 1952), p. 144.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
Aubert Miraeus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.. Cites:
C.-B. De Ridder, Aubert Le Mire, sa vie, ses écrits: mémoire historique et critique. Mémoires couronnés et mémoires des savants étrangers, publiés par l’Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, 31; Brussels: Hayez, 1863.
Aubert le Mire,
LatinizedAubertus Miraeus (30 November 1573 – 19 October 1640) was an ecclesiastical historian in the
Spanish Netherlands.
Life
Miraeus was born in
Brussels. His father was Guillaume le Mire and his mother Joanna Speeckaert, sister to the Capuchin preacher
Bonaventura Speeckaert.[1] After studying at
Douai and
Leuven he was made canon of
Antwerp cathedral in 1608 and secretary to his uncle,
Joannes Miraeus, who was then Bishop of Antwerp. In 1611 he was appointed
almoner and librarian to
Archduke Albert of Austria, then sovereign of the Netherlands, and in 1624 he became
dean of the
cathedral of Antwerp and
vicar general of the diocese. He remained in Antwerp until his death. He wrote numerous works in the fields of history, ecclesiastical history, and related disciplines. Some have suggested that his works lack thoroughness and accuracy.[citation needed]
Rerum toto orbe gestarum chronica a Christo nato ad haec usque tempora, Antwerp, Hieronymus Verdussen, 1608 (containing the chronicles of
Eusebius,
St. Jerome,
Sigebert of Gembloux,
Anselm of Gembloux, and others up to the year 1200, and a continuation of these chronicles by Miraeus up to 1608); dedicated to
Joannes del Rio (
on Google Books)
Mathias Lambrecht, Historia Ecclesiastica. Oft een kerckelijcke historie, revised and updated by Miraeus (Antwerp, Hieronymus Verdussen, 1609) (
on Google Books)
Origines equestrium sive militarium ordinum libri duo, Antwerp, David Marten, 1609 (a volume on the origins of the
military orders) (
on Google Books)
published in French as Origine des chevaliers et ordres militaires, Antwerp, David Marten, 1609, dedicated to
Gaston Spinola, count of
Bruay (
on Google Books);
Politia ecclesiastica, sive de statu religionis Christianae per totum orbem, Cologne, 1609; Lyon, Antoine Hillepotte, 1620 (
on Google Books)
Ordinis carmelitani, ab Elia propheta primum incohati, ab Alberto patriarcha Ierusolymitano vitae regula temperati, a B. Teresia virgine Hispana ad primaevam disciplinam revocati, origo atque incrementa, Antwerp, David Marten, 1610 (on the origins and history of the
Carmelite order), dedicated to
Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain (
on Google Books)
Canonicorum regularium ordinis S. Augustini origines ac progressus, Cologne, 1614 (a history of the Augustinian canons regular), dedicated to
Remigius de Zaman, prior of
Lo (
on Google Books)
Geographia ecclesiastica, Lyon, 1620 (an alphabetic list of Catholic dioceses throughout the world), dedicated to
Gaspard de Mornieu (
on Google Books)
Notitia ecclesiarum Belgii, Antwerp, 1630, dedicated to
Philip IV of Spain (
on google books); (this work, together with other works of Miraeus on the ecclesiastical history of the Netherlands, was re-edited by
Johannes Franciscus Foppens, under the title of Miraei opera diplomatica et Historica, 4 vols., Brussels, 1723–48)
Elogia Belgica sive illustrium Belgii scriptorum, Antwerp, 1609, dedicated to the city council of Antwerp (
on Google Books)
Elenchus historicorum et aliorum scriptorum, nondum typis editorum, qui in Belgicis potissimum bibliothecis manuscripti exstant, Brussels, 1622 (a handlist of authors of manuscripts in Belgian libraries) - (
on Google Books)
Codex donationum piarum, Brussels, 1624 (an anthology of medieval dotations), dedicated to
Petrus Peckius (
on Google Books)
Some of his letters were published by Burbure in Messager des Sciences Historiques de Belgique (1859)
References
^P. Hildebrand, De Kapucijnen in de Nederlanden en het Prinsbisdom Luik, vol. 7 (Antwerp, 1952), p. 144.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
Aubert Miraeus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.. Cites:
C.-B. De Ridder, Aubert Le Mire, sa vie, ses écrits: mémoire historique et critique. Mémoires couronnés et mémoires des savants étrangers, publiés par l’Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, 31; Brussels: Hayez, 1863.