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Anselm Eckart

1721 – 1809

German Jesuit

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Lived 1721 – 1809 (aged 87). Anselm Eckart was a German regular priest, writer, missionary, catholic priest and catholic theologian.

Anselm Eckart (4 August 1721 – 29 June 1809) was a German Jesuit missionary.

Life

Eckart was born in Mainz, in what is now Germany. Entering the Society of Jesus at nineteen, he was sent as a missionary to Brazil. Two years after his arrival in that country, he and his Jesuit brethren were arrested in the aftermath of the Távora affair and carried to Portugal. There they were kept in prison.

Eckart was confined for eighteen years in the underground dungeons of Almeida and St. Julian. He wrote the story of his own sufferings and those of his companions in prison. Upon the death of Joseph I of Portugal in 1777, the Jesuits' opponent Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal fell into disgrace, and those of his victims who survived were released.

The Society of Jesus, which had been suppressed four years earlier by the Brief of Pope Clement XIV, had continued to exist in Russia. Eckart applied for readmission, and spent another 32 years in this way in the order. After filling the office of Master of Novices at Dünaburg, he was sent to the College of Polotsk, Polish Russia, where he died aged 87.

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Regular priest, writer, missionary, Catholic priest, Catholic theologian
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Anselm Eckart?

German Jesuit

When was Anselm Eckart born?

Anselm Eckart was born on 4 August 1721 in Mainz.

When did Anselm Eckart die?

Anselm Eckart died on 29 June 1809 in Polatsak.

What was Anselm Eckart's occupation?

Anselm Eckart was a regular priest, writer, missionary, catholic priest and catholic theologian.

What nationality was Anselm Eckart?

Anselm Eckart was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anselm Eckart

· Wikidata: Q4770599

· DBpedia: Anselm Eckart

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