Henry Hawkins (1577 – 18 August 1646) was an English Jesuit writer. His best known work is the

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''Partheneia Sacra: Or the Mysterious and Delicious Garden of the Sacred Parthenes'' (originally published in 1633; reprinted in 1950 and again in 1971).

Life

Henry was the son of Sir Thomas Hawkins and Anne Pettyt. He was baptized in

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on 8 October 1577. He married Aphra Norton in February 1604, and was widowed in January 1605. Hawkins entered the English College, Rome, as a mature student on 19 March 1609, was ordained on 25 March 1614, and entered the

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in 1615. After serving many years on the

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he died in Ghent on 18 August 1646.

Works

* ''History of S. Elizabeth'' (Rouen, 1632) * ''The admirable life of S. Aldegond'' (1632), a translation of ''La vie admirable de la princesse Ste. Aldegonde'' by Etienne Binet * ''Partheneia Sacra'' (Rouen, 1633) * ''The Devout Heart'' (Rouen, 1634), a translation of ''Le coeur dévot'' by Etienne Luzvic

References

External links

Partheneia Sacra, 1633
on

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