Bernard of Luxemburg (died 1535) was a Dominican theologian, controversialist, and

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of the Archdioceses of

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, and

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Biography

Born at Strassen near

; died at Cologne, 5 October 1535. He studied at the latter place where he entered the Order of Preachers, received the baccalaureate at

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, 1499, and was appointed Master of Students at Cologne, 1506. In 1507, he became Regent of Studies at Leuven; fellow of the college of Doctors at Cologne, in 1516; and served twice as Prior of Cologne. As the author of the ''Catalogus haereticorum,'' he has been described as somewhat lacking in critical judgment; but he was otherwise a safe and indefatigable defender of the Faith against the heretics of his time. His important works are: ''Catalogus haereticorum omnium,'' etc. (Erfurt, 1522; Cologne, 1523; Paris 1524); ''Concilium generale malignantium,'' etc. (1528); ''De ordinibus militaribus,'' etc. (Cologne, 1527).

References

*Emil van der Vekene: Bernhard von Luxemburg, um 1460–1535.Bibliographie. Wiesbaden: Guido Pressler,1985. . German Dominicans 16th-century German Catholic theologians 15th-century births 1535 deaths {{RC-clergy-stub