Bzovius

Abraham Bzowski (Bzovius) (1567–1637) was a Polish Dominican historian. He carried on the work of Baronius. The Catholic Encyclopedia calls his contributions for 1198 to 1571 "less notable" than some of other continuators,[1] namely Raynaldus, Laderchi, and August Theiner.

Bzovius
Born1567 Edit this on Wikidata
Proszowice Edit this on Wikidata
Died31 January 1637 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 69–70)
Rome Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationHistorian Edit this on Wikidata

In 1630 Bzovius funded a scholarship for Polish students at the College of St. Thomas, which was to become the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum.[2]

Works
  • Thaumaturgus Polonus seu de vita et miraculis S. Hyacinthi (Venice, 1606);
  • Vita Beati Ceslai Odrovantii (Cracow, 1608), life of Ceslas Odrowaz;
  • Annales Ecclesiastici (Cologne, 1625-1630; 7 volumes); full title: Annalium Ecclesiasticorum post illustriss. et Reverendiss. Dom. Caesarem Baronium S. R. E. Cardinalem Bibliothecarium etc.;
  • De vita Pauli V (Rome, 1625).

Notes
  1. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. Cesare Baronius" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. "Il Collegio di S. Tommaso della Minerva a Roma". Il Rosario. 12: 663. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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