13/14th-century German theologian, philosopher and mystic
The Reverend
Eckhart von Hochheim
OP
Sculpture of Meister Eckhart (left) and John I, Duke of Brabant (right) at Town Hall Tower, Cologne by Elisabeth Perger
Born
c. 1260
Tambach, Landgraviate of Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire
Died
c. 1328 (aged c. 68)
probably Avignon, Kingdom of Arles, Holy Roman Empire
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Eckhart von HochheimOP (c. 1260 – c. 1328),[1] commonly known as Meister Eckhart,[a]Master Eckhart or Eckehart, claimed original name Johannes Eckhart,[2] was a German Catholic theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Gotha in the Landgraviate of Thuringia (now central Germany) in the Holy Roman Empire.[b]
Eckhart came into prominence during the Avignon Papacy at a time of increased tensions between monastic orders, diocesan clergy, the Franciscan Order, and Eckhart's Dominican Order. In later life, he was accused of heresy and brought up before the local Franciscan-led Inquisition, and tried as a heretic by Pope John XXII with the bull In Agro Dominico of March 27, 1329.[3].[c] He seems to have died before his verdict was received.[4][d]
He was well known for his work with pious lay groups such as the Friends of God and was succeeded by his more circumspect disciples Johannes Tauler and Henry Suso who was later beatified.[citation needed] Since the 19th century, he has received renewed attention. He has acquired a status as a great mystic within contemporary popular spirituality, as well as considerable interest from scholars situating him within the medieval scholastic and philosophical tradition.[6]
^Mojsisch, Burkhard; Summerell, Orrin F. "Meister Eckhart". plato.stanford.edu. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^Meister Eckhart: German mystic by Father Reiner Schürmann, O.P. on Britannica
^Meister Eckhart; Edmund Colledge; Bernard McGinn (1981). Meister Eckhart, the Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises, and Defense. Paulist Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8091-2370-4.
^Colledge, Edmund (1981). "Historical Data". Meister Eckhart: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises, and Defense. Colledge, Edmund., McGinn, Bernard. New York: Paulist Press. p. 12. ISBN 0-8091-0322-2. OCLC 8410552.
^John XXII (27 March 1329). "In Argo Dominico". Meister Eckhart: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises, and Defense. Colledge, Edmund., McGinn, Bernard. New York: Paulist Press, 1981. p. 81. ISBN 0-8091-0322-2. OCLC 8410552.
^Hackett 2012.
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