Gerard Zerbolt of Zutphen

Gerard van Zutphen Zerbold (* 1367 in Zutphen, † December 4, 1398 in the monastery of Windesheim near Zwolle ) was a Dutch late medieval theologian, writer and one of the protagonists of the spiritual movement Modern Devotion.

After theological and canonical studies, he entered 1384 into the Frater House of the Brotherhood of the Common Life in Deventer. Here, he was librarian, writer and confessor in the Frater House. On December 4, 1398, he died as Einunddreißigjähriger in the monastery of Windesheim canons at Zwolle, according to the tradition of the plague. The after-effect of his work is judged differently. Some writers see him as a forerunner of the Reformation movement, while others recognize one of the spiritual sources of the Society of Jesus in him.

Works

  • De spiritualibus ascensionibus
  • . Spiritualibus De ascensionibus etc. Deventer: Richard Paffraet, around 1483 /85 ( digitized )
  • De spiritualibus ascensionibus etc.. Amerbach Johann, Basel not after 1490 ( digitized )
  • De reformatione Virium animae. Mittelhus, Paris 1493 ( digitized )
  • De libris teutonicalibus
  • De vestibus pretiosis
  • Epistolae
  • Super modo vivendi devotorum. hominum simul commorantium
  • Catholic Theologian (14th century)
  • Literature (14th century)
  • Brethren of the Common Life
  • Born in 1367
  • Died in 1398
  • Man
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