Miguel Alonso, Benedictine Abbot Born in As Maus (Vilar de Barrio)
Miguel Alonso (San Pedro de Maus, 1747 – El Espino, 1797) was a Benedictine monk, professor of Sacred Scripture at the University of Irache and twice abbot of the monastery of El Espino (Burgos).
- Born
- San Pedro de Maus (Ourense), 1747
- Died
- El Espino (Burgos), 1797
- Order
- Benedictines (Congregation of St Benedict of Valladolid)
- Offices
- abbot of El Espino (1785-1789, 1793-1797), professor at Irache
Miguel Alonso was born in San Pedro de Maus (Ourense) on 22 November 1747, the son of Antonio Alonso and Rosa de Prol, and was baptised on 2 December. According to the Diccionario Biográfico of the Real Academia de la Historia, he was a Benedictine abbot and philosopher. The identification of «San Pedro de Maus» with the parish of As Maus, in Vilar de Barrio, is the one that follows from the place name; the RAH says only «Orense» (quote) [1].
Life
He took the habit at the monastery of Nuestra Señora del Espino (Burgos) on 20 May 1768. He was lector at the arts college of San Andrés de Espinareda (León) between 1777 and 1785, and left in the library of El Espino a Cursus philosophicus in three volumes following Aristotle and St Thomas, with diagrams. He was regent of studies and professor of Sacred Scripture at the University of Irache (1789-1793) and a doctor of theology. He was twice abbot of El Espino (1785-1789 and 1793-1797) and an elector of abbeys at the general chapter of 1789; in his first term he offered to found a school for children paid for by the monastery. He died in the first half of 1797 [1].
Frequently asked questions
Where was Miguel Alonso born? In San Pedro de Maus (As Maus, according to the identification of the place), in 1747 [1].
What offices did he hold? Abbot of El Espino and professor of Sacred Scripture at Irache [1].
Links
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Sources
- Ernest Zaragoza i Pascual, «Miguel Alonso», Diccionario Biográfico electrónico, Real Academia de la Historia (Historia Hispánica). https://historia-hispanica.rah.es/biografias/2634
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