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Henricus Canisius (1562,Nijmegen - 2 September 1610,Ingolstadt) was a Dutch canonist and historian.
Canisius was bornHendrik de Hondt ("The Dog", Latinized toCanisius), the nephew ofSaint Peter Canisius. He studied at theUniversity of Leuven, and in 1590 was appointed professor ofcanon law atIngolstadt.
Canisius's works on canon law include:
A complete edition of his canonical writings appeared inLeuven in 1649 and inCologne in 1662.
His major historical work wasAntiquae Lectiones, seu antiqua monumenta ad historiam mediae aetatis illustrandam (6 volumes, Ingolstadt, 1601–1604). In 1608 a seventh volume,Promptuarium Ecclesiasticum, was added by way of supplement. TheCatholic Encyclopedia describes the work as disorganized and containing "much matter of minor value";Basnage produced a heavily edited version under the titleThesaurus Monumentorum ecclesiasticorum et historicorum (7 vols., Antwerp, 1725).
Canisius edited for the first time theChronica Victoris Episcop. Tunnunensis et Joannis Episcop. Biclariensis, and theLegatio Luitprandi (Ingolstadt, 1600). He also produced an edition of theHistoriae miscellae Pauli Diaconi (Ingolstadt, 1603).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Henricus Canisius".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
