Adrianus de Malines (Adriaan van Mechelen, fl. ca. 1545)

Adrianus de Malines (Adriaan van Mechelen, fl. ca. 1545) OFM. Belgian Observant friar. Probably from Mechelen (Malines). In and after 1543 active in Brussels as member of the Observant Franciscan friary (provincia Germania Inferioris ). Known for two vernacular texts, respectively on confession and on communion. Aside, he republished Hendrik Herp’s Spiegel der Volcomenheyt , changing the title and the style of the work.

Works

• Onderwijsinghe ende instructie hoe hem een yeghelijck sal bereyden ter taferelen Gods te gane ende te ontfanghen dat weerde heylighe Sacrament, ghecolligeert uuter heyliger Scriftueren, ende ander gheapprobeerde doctoren Onderwijsinghe ende instructie hoe hem een yeghelijck sal bereyden ter taferelen Gods te gane ende te ontfanghen dat weerde heylighe Sacrament, ghecolligeert uuter heyliger Scriftueren, ende ander gheapprobeerde doctoren (Louvain: Hugo Cornwels for Peeter Verhasselt, 1550). [After a dogmatic explanation, the work deals with the mental preparation for the communion and the way it should be received. Important, according the author, is to receive the communion ‘in een dancbaerheit der passie ende der doot Christi Jesu.’, f. C5v]

  1550 Louvain

  [After a dogmatic explanation, the work deals with the mental preparation for the communion and the way it should be received. Important, according the author, is to receive the communion ‘in een dancbaerheit der passie ende der doot Christi Jesu.’, f. C5v]

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• Den Spiegel der Volmaectheyt , ed. Adriaan van Mechelen Den Spiegel der Volmaectheyt , ed. Adriaan van Mechelen (Louvain: Jan Waen, c. 1552/Louvain: Reyner van Velpen voor Jan Waen, c. 1552). The first Dutch edition of Hendrik Herp’s Spiegel der Volcomenheyt since 1512. One of Adriaan of Mechelen's motivations was that it was necessary to counter the many vernacular texts by reformatory writers. In this context, a ‘classic’ of Catholic teaching should be made available again in a new spelling.

  1552 Louvain

  (Louvain: Jan Waen, c. 1552/Louvain: Reyner van Velpen voor Jan Waen, c. 1552). The first Dutch edition of Hendrik Herp’s Spiegel der Volcomenheyt since 1512. One of Adriaan of Mechelen's motivations was that it was necessary to counter the many vernacular texts by reformatory writers. In this context, a ‘classic’ of Catholic teaching should be made available again in a new spelling.

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• Een salich ende profitelijck onderwijs vander Biechten, gecolligeert uuter heyliger scriftueren, ende doctoren der heyligher kercken Een salich ende profitelijck onderwijs vander Biechten, gecolligeert uuter heyliger scriftueren, ende doctoren der heyligher kercken (Louvain: Hugo Cornwels for Peeter Verhasselt, 1550) [Booklet apparently written because some good people asked him ‘…dat ick soude willen een maniere int corte bescrijven voor simpel lieden, waer door si souden moghen leeren, wat bichte is, ende hoe dat si hem souden moghen tot bichten bereyden.’ Aside from dogmatic issues, and the urge to confess regularly, the booklet contains a lot of practical advice. Most importantly, the author makes clear that a person in doubt about the expertise and the jurisdiction of his ordinary confessor, he can always turn to ‘… religieusen, die door consent ende privilegie des Paus, eenen yeghelicken mogen absolveren int bisdom daer si ghepresenteert zijn den ordinaris. Als die Minderbroeders, Predicaers, Augustijnen, Carmelijten, Johanniten, ende die oordene des heyligen gheets gheprofessijt. Van desen mach hij gerechtighe absolutie ontfanghen, als van sinen gherechten pastoor.’ The work was more or less finished by 1548. In that year he received ecclesiastical permission from the Pleban Martinus Cools, on behalf of the diocese.]

  1550 Louvain

  [Booklet apparently written because some good people asked him ‘…dat ick soude willen een maniere int corte bescrijven voor simpel lieden, waer door si souden moghen leeren, wat bichte is, ende hoe dat si hem souden moghen tot bichten bereyden.’ Aside from dogmatic issues, and the urge to confess regularly, the booklet contains a lot of practical advice. Most importantly, the author makes clear that a person in doubt about the expertise and the jurisdiction of his ordinary confessor, he can always turn to ‘… religieusen, die door consent ende privilegie des Paus, eenen yeghelicken mogen absolveren int bisdom daer si ghepresenteert zijn den ordinaris. Als die Minderbroeders, Predicaers, Augustijnen, Carmelijten, Johanniten, ende die oordene des heyligen gheets gheprofessijt. Van desen mach hij gerechtighe absolutie ontfanghen, als van sinen gherechten pastoor.’ The work was more or less finished by 1548. In that year he received ecclesiastical permission from the Pleban Martinus Cools, on behalf of the diocese.]

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