Electus Betsch (Electus Lauffenburgensis/Electus von Laufenburg, 1600 - 1672 )

Electus Betsch (Electus Lauffenburgensis/Electus von Laufenburg, 1600 - 1672 ) OFMCap. Swiss Capuchin friar. Entered the order in 1618 (Austria Anterioris province). Active as a preacher among Venetian troops in Candia and Crete between 1655 and 1656. Also active as a missionary in Asia Minor? Guardian of Laufenburg around 1668? Together with Ambrosius Rein von Altheim (d. 1663), he composed at the request of the provincial authorities the first official annals of the Swiss Capuchin province, from its beginnings until 1650. Several continuations followed.

Works

• Annalium Capuccinorum Provinciae Helveticae brevis Series a Elektus Betsch von Laufenburg Annalium Capuccinorum Provinciae Helveticae brevis Series a Elektus Betsch von Laufenburg : Provinzarchiv Schweizer Kapuziner Luzern, MS 116 [check also Ratsbücherei Lüneburg] See also: Provinz-Annalen von P. Electus von Laufenburg , in: Collectanea Helvetico-Franciscana 2 (1937-1942)? [Needs to be checked] and Chronica Provinciae Helveticae Ordinis S. P. N. Francisci Capucinorum: ex annalibus ejusdem provinciae manuscriptis excerpta , ed. Pius Meier (Solodor: Schwendimann Verlag, 1884).

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  [check also Ratsbücherei Lüneburg] See also: Provinz-Annalen von P. Electus von Laufenburg , in: Collectanea Helvetico-Franciscana 2 (1937-1942)? [Needs to be checked] and Chronica Provinciae Helveticae Ordinis S. P. N. Francisci Capucinorum: ex annalibus ejusdem provinciae manuscriptis excerpta , ed. Pius Meier (Solodor: Schwendimann Verlag, 1884).

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