University of Louvain
Catholic university in Louvain, one of the foremost in the Spanish Netherlands. Cornelius a Lapide held the chair of Sacred Scripture here for more than twenty years. Also referenced among the "distinguished Academies" whose theologians labored to restore the Vulgate edition to its pristine splendor.
Preliminaries
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Title Page
— Lapide described as formerly professor at Louvain
"formerly professor of Holy Scripture at Louvain"
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THE LIFE OF CORNELIUS A LAPIDE.
— Lapide taught Sacred Language and Holy Scripture at Louvain for more than twenty years
"He taught the Sacred Language and Holy Scripture publicly at Louvain for more than twenty years"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Lapide refers to the Louvain College
"the Louvain College, and our whole Society"
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PREFACE TO THE READER (1)
— Theologians of distinguished Academies labored on the Vulgate
"the theologians of distinguished Academies labored with great praise in restoring the Vulgate edition to its pristine splendor"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— Paris described as the grandmother of Louvain
"the mother of Cologne and the grandmother of Louvain"