Rosarius Mary Hagius

Frontispiece of Hagius' De Legibus (1719)
Rosarius Mary Hagius
Born 1673
Malta
Died 1757
Malta
Occupation Philosophy

Rosarius Mary Hagius (1673–1757) was a minor Maltese mediaeval philosopher who specialised mainly in metaphysics.[1]

Life

Little is known as yet about the private life of Hagius. This is unfortunate because, from his extant works, it can clearly be seen that he possessed a superior mind, and quite dexterous in both philosophy and theology. Hagius was a Dominican friar, and a Master of Theology. He taught philosophy and theology for three decades at most of Malta’s institutions of higher education, especially at the Dominican Collegium of Portus Salutis at Valletta, Malta. His method and style, both of teaching and of writing, were decidedly in the line of Aristotelic-Thomist Scholasticism. He died on March 14, 1757, and was buried in the church of Portus Salutis.

Extant works

All of Hagius’ works are in Latin, and held at the National Library of Malta at Valletta, Malta. Unfortunately, no manuscript of Hagius has ever been transliterated, much less translated into any modern language, or even freshly read and studied. Though all of his works basically deal with theological subjects, Hagius consistently examines them from a philosophical point of view, seeking to give sound philosophical basis to his arguments.

Two manuscripts which had formerly been attributed to Hagius are certainly not his. These are Tractatus De Sacramento Eucharistiæ ("A Study on the Sacrament of Eucharist; 1710),[2] and Tractatus De Adorando SSme Trinitatis Misterio ("A Study on the Worship given to the Most Holy Mystery of the Trinity; 1711).[3]

Hagius’ extant authentic works are the following

See also

Philosophy in Malta

References

  1. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 9
  2. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 152
  3. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 7
  4. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, p. 106
  5. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 264
  6. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, p. 137
  7. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, p. 231
  8. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, pp. 249f
  9. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, p. 250
  10. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, p. 291
  11. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 164
  12. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 142
  13. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, p. 154
  14. Montebello (2001), Vol. II, p. 154
  15. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 243
  16. Montebello (2001), Vol. I, p. 126

Sources

  • Montebello, Mark (2001). Il-Ktieb tal-Filosofija f'Malta [A Source Book of Philosophy in Malta]. Malta: PIN Publications. ISBN 9789990941838. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.