Antonius Sanderus (

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, 15 September 1586 –

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, 10 January 1664) was a Flemish Catholic cleric and historian.

Biography

Sanderus was born "Antoon Sanders", but like all writers and scholars of his time he Latinized his name. Having become master of philosophy at the University of Douai in 1609, he studied theology for some years under Johannes Malderus (Jan van Malderen) at the University of Leuven, and

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(Estius) at Douai, and was ordained priest at Ghent. For some years he was engaged in parochial duties, and combated the

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movement in Flanders with great zeal and success. In 1625, he became secretary and almoner of Cardinal

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, later becoming canon and scholaster of

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. Publication of the first volume of his sumptuously illustrated '' Flandria illustrata'' (1641) nearly bankrupted him, and he was rescued from ruination by an award of 1,000 florins through the

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. Further such subventions in support of his work followed in 1645, 1651, 1655 and 1662.Finot, ''Inventaire sommaire'', vol. 6, pp. 178, 205, 231, 273. In 1654, he was appointed penitentiary at Ypres. After three years, however, he resigned this office to devote himself entirely to scientific, and especially to historical studies. He soon found himself compelled to claim the hospitality of the Benedictine Abbey of Afflighem, since he had reduced himself to absolute poverty by the publication of numerous works.

Writings

He combined high intellectual gifts with great zeal, and left behind forty-two printed, and almost as many unprinted, works. The most important are the following: * ''De scriptoribus Flandriae libri III'' (Antwerp, 1624) * ''De Gandavensibus eruditionis fama claris'' (Antwerp 1624) * ''De Brugensibus eruditionis fama claris libri II'' (Antwerp, 1624) * ''Hagiologium Flandriae sive de sanctis eius provinciae liber unus'' (Antwerp, 1625; 2nd ed., Lille, 1639). A general edition of these four works appeared under the title: ''Flandria illustrata'' (2 volumes, Cologne, 1641–44; The Hague, 1726). Of his other works may be mentioned: * ''Elogia cardinalium sanctitate, doctrina et armis illustrium'' (Louvain, 1625) * ''Gandavium sive rerum Gandavensium libri VI'' (Brussels, 1627) * ''Bibliotheca belgica manuscripta'' (2 parts, Lille, 1641–3) * ''Chorographia sacra Brabantiae sive celebrium in ea provincia ecclesiarum et coenobiorum descriptio, imaginibus aeneis illustrata'' (Brussels, 1659; The Hague, 1726); this is his chief work.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sander, Anton 1586 births 1664 deaths 17th-century Latin-language writers Flemish priests Flemish historians Clergy from Antwerp Old University of Leuven alumni University of Douai alumni Writers from Antwerp