- Augustinus Roskoványi
Augustinus Roskoványi was a Roman Catholic
Bishop of Neutra (in today Nitra, Slovakia) in Hungary, doctor of philosophy and theologian.Biography
He was born at
Szenna in theCounty of Ung , Hungary on 7 December, 1807; died on 24 February, 1892. He took hisgymnasial course in the college of thePiarists atKis-Szeben from 1817-22, studied philosophy atEger , 1822-24, theology in theseminary for priests atPesth , and completed his training at the Augustineum atVienna . After his ordination to the priesthood in 1831 he was shortly engaged in pastoral duties, then went to the seminary at Eger asprefect of studies , becamevice-rector of the seminary, and in 1841 rector. In 1836 he was made acathedral canon of Eger, in 1839 received theAbbey of Saár , in 1847 becameauxiliary bishop , in 1850capitular vicar , in 1851Bishop of Waitzen (now Vác) and in 1859 Bishop of Neutra. Roskoványi was also made aRoman count , prelate andassistant at the papal throne . His charity is shown by the foundations he established, valued at several hundred thousand gulden.Works
He was distinguished as an ecclesiastical writer. Among his works, all of which are in Latin, should be mentioned: "De primatu Romani Pontificis ejusque juribus" (Augsburg, 1839; 2nd ed., Agram, 1841); "De matrimoniis mixtis" (5 volumes, Fünfkirchen, 1842; Pesth, 1854, 1870 1); "De matrimoniis in ecclesia catholica" (2 volumes, Augsburg, 1837-40); "Monumenta catholica pro independentia potestatis ecclesiasticae ab imperio civili" (14 volumes Funfkirchen, 1847; Pesth, 1856, 1865, 1870-71); "Coelibatus et breviarium, duo gravissima clericorum officia", etc. (7 volumes, Pesth, 1867, 1875); "Romanus Pontifex tamquam primas ecclesiae", etc. (16 volumes, Neutra and Comaromii, 1867, 1878); "Beata Virgo Maria in suo conceptu immaculata" (12 volumes, Budapest, 1873-4; Neutra 1877).
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