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Aloysius Bellecius (15 February 1704,Freiburg im Breisgau — 27 April 1757,Augsburg) was aJesuitascetic author.[1]
Bellecius joined the Jesuits in 1719. During his life as a Jesuit, Bellecius worked in a variety of positions: For some time, he trained missionaries going to India. Later, Bellecius himself spent four years in the Jesuit mission atMarañón (Peru). After his return from Peru, Bellecius became director of the Jesuit seminary atPorrentruy (German: Pruntrut) in the diocese ofBasel. In 1750, he became professor of theology at theuniversity of his native town Freiburg. In 1752 he became a teacher in the Jesuit school atEbersberg. In 1755, Bellecius went to Augsburg where he worked as aparish priest in Augsburg until his death in 1757.
All of Bellecius' works were only published in the final years of his life. He is best known for his "Spiritual Exercise According to the Method ofSt. Ignatius", which first appeared in 1757. This and other works were translated in many European languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish. The list below only gives the publication data for the Latin originals and for English translations.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Aloysius Bellecius".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
