Magister Consensus: Wessel Gansfort (1419-1489) En De Geestelijke Communie: Magister consensus: Wessel Gansfort (1419-89) and spiritual communion.
In the later Middle Ages the sacrament of the eucharist occupied a crucial position in religious life. Participation in this sacrament was seen as sanctification of the communicant, as spiritual unification with Christ. From the 13th century onward the pastors familiarized the faithful with two diff...
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
1996
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Trajecta
Year: 1996, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 97-110 |
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Netherlands
B Catholic Church B Gansfort, Wessel, 1419-1489 B Communion (spiritual) |
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| Summary: | In the later Middle Ages the sacrament of the eucharist occupied a crucial position in religious life. Participation in this sacrament was seen as sanctification of the communicant, as spiritual unification with Christ. From the 13th century onward the pastors familiarized the faithful with two different modes of communion. Spiritual communion was an individual religious act, which took place between the individual believer and God. Sacramental communion, however, was impossible without the visible coming into force of the sacrament and the mediation of the institutional Church. In the Netherlands, one of the most pronounced advocates of the first mode of communion was Wessel Gansfort (1419-89), who, as a consequence, depreciated sacramental communion. In this article Wessel Gansfort is placed within the medieval tradition. With his tradition, he was an inspiration or, at the very least, a kindred spirit for schools for both the Reformation and the Catholic Church. |
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| ISSN: | 0778-8304 |
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