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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Bl. Henry Suso
Also called Amandus, a name adopted in his writings. German mystic, born at Constance on 21 March, about 1295; died at Ulm, 25 January, 1366; declared Blessed in 1831 by Gregory XVI, who assigned his feast in the Dominican Order to 2 March.
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Suso, Heinrich. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
c.1295–1366, German mystic, a Dominican friar. While studying at Cologne he came under the influence of Meister Eckhart, whose writings he defended against charges of heresy. He became a popular preacher and was associated with Johannes Tauler. [eng]
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Patron Saints Index: Blessed Henry Suso
Also known as
Amandus; Servant of the Eternal Wisdom; Heinrich Seuse; Heinrich von Berg
Memorial
2 March
Profile
German noble. Dominican at age 13. Mystic. Prior at several houses. Theological student of Meister Eckhart in Cologne from 1322 to 1325. Taught in Constance. Spent years imprisoned in a dungeon due to slander and his association with Meister Eckhart, a controversial figure in his day. [eng]
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