- James Tyrie
James Tyrie (b. at
Drumkilbo ,Perthshire , Scotland, 1543; d. at Rome,27 May 1597 ) was a ScottishJesuit theologian.Life
Educated first at
St. Andrews , he joinedEdmund Hay at the time ofde Gouda 's mission in 1526. In his company he then went to Rome, was there admitted into the Society of Jesus, and was eventually sent toClermont College , Paris, in June, 1567, where Hay had become rector; and remained there in various posts, e.g. professor, head of the Scottish Jesuit Mission (1585), till 1590.During this period he was once engaged in a controversy with
John Knox , against whom he wrote "The Refutation of ane Answer made be Schir Johne Knox to ane letter be James Tyrie" (Paris, 1573). Next year he discussed several points of religion withAndrew Melville privately in Paris.In 1585 he was summoned to Rome as the representative of France on the Committee of Six, who eventually drew up
Father Acquaviva 's first edition of the "Ratio Studiorum ", printed in 1586. He was rector of Clermont College during the great siege of Paris (May to September, 1590). He had over a hundred scholars as well as a large community to feed, at a time when men were dying with hunger in the streets. After theDuke of Parma had revictualled the town (September), Tyrie was again sent to Rome, as French deputy for the congregation, which finally supported the government of Father Acquaviva.On his return in December, Tyrie was sent to the
University of Pont-à-Mousson , as professor of Scripture and head of the Scots College, and two years later, on the successive deaths of Fathers Edmund Hay andPaul Hoffaeus , he was again called to Rome (22 May, 1592), where he became Assistant for France and Germany, and played his part in the iSixth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus (1593).He also supported at Rome the vain endeavours in Scotland of the Catholic
Earl of Huntly ,Earl of Erroll , andEarl of Angus to maintain themselves, with KingJames VI of Scotland 's connivance, by force of arms against the Kirk (1594). The earls asked and obtained a subsidy fromPope Clement VIII ; and Father Tyrie's advice and opinion were constantly taken by both the papal and the Scottish negotiators. He also took steps to restore the Scottish hospital at Rome, which eventually (1600) became the Scots College there.Rare as it was to keep on good terms with adversaries in those days, Tyrie won praise from such men as
David Buchanan , both for his ability and for his courtesy. Part of his cursus is preserved in manuscript at theBibliothèque Nationale , Paris.External links
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15112a.htm "Catholic Encyclopedia" article]
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