Honius, born Cornelis Henricxz Hoen ( 1440,
The Hague
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– 1524, The Hague) was a Dutch jurist and humanist, known for his views on the
Eucharist
The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instit ...
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Perhaps under the influence of
Wessel Gansfort
Wessel Harmensz Gansfort (1419 – October 4, 1489) was a theologian and early humanist of the northern Low Countries. Many variations of his last name are seen and he is sometimes incorrectly called Johan Wessel.
Gansfort has been called one of ...
, Honius proposed that in the phrase "hoc est corpus meum", the word "est" should be interpreted as meaning 'has the significance of'. This is unacceptable from the point of view of Catholic doctrine on
transubstantiation
Transubstantiation (Latin: ''transubstantiatio''; Greek: μετουσίωσις ''metousiosis'') is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of th ...
. His views dated from before 1520, but were published later, in 1525, by
Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingli (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland, born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system. He attended the Unive ...
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Andrew Pettegree
Andrew D. M. Pettegree is a British historian and an expert on the European Reformation, the history of the book and media transformations. he holds a professorship at St Andrews University, where he is the director of the Universal Short Title ...
(editor), The Reformation: Critical Concepts in Historical Studies (2004), p. 42.
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Further reading
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Bart Jan Spruyt Dr. Bastian Jan "Bart Jan" Spruyt (born 29 January 1964, in Ridderkerk) is a Dutch historian, journalist and conservative writer.
Academic background
Spruyt grew up in Rotterdam, and studied history, theology and law at the Utrecht University and L ...
(2006), Cornelius Henrici Hoen (Honius) and his Epistle on the Eucharist (1525)
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Heiko A. Obermann, Forerunners of the Reformation (New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1966), 268-278.
External links
''Christian Cyclopedia''
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1524 deaths
Dutch jurists
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Old University of Leuven alumni
Writers from The Hague