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David of Augsburg (early 13th century – 19 November 1272) was a
David of Augsburg (early 13th century – 19 November 1272) was a medieval
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German mystic
The Friends of God (German: Gottesfreunde; or gotesvriunde) was a medieval mystical group of both ecclesiastical and lay persons within the Catholic Church (though it nearly became a separate sect) and a center of German mysticism. It was founde ...
, and a Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
friar. It is believed that he probably joined the Franciscan Order at Regensburg
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. He was the master of novices in the Franciscan houses at Regensburg and Augsburg. He wrote the acclaimed "''Formula Novitiorum
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''".
His major work, written in the 1240s, is entitled ''The Composition of the Interior and Exterior Man according to the Triple states of Beginners, Proficient, and Perfect''. It is composed of three different treatises whose dates and relationships are difficult to determine. It was clearly popular, since close to 400 manuscripts of the whole or parts survive, along with numerous translations.
He also composed various vernacular texts in Middle High German (24 are known, though at times doubt has been cast on the veracity of the attribution). The most notable of these are ''The Seven Stages of Prayer'', and ''Concerning the Manifestation and Salvation of the Human Race''.
Further reading
*''Spiritual Life and Progress by David of Augsburg'', trans Dominic Devas, 2 vols, (London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1937) ranslation of ''The Composition of the Interior and Exterior Man''*Bernard McGinn, ''The Flowering of Mysticism'', pp. 113–6 *Christian mystics
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f the person
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