Richard Thimelby
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Richard Thimelby (alias Ashby) (b. in Lincolnshire, England, 1614; d. at St. Omer's, now Belgium, 7 January 1672) was an English Jesuit missionary priest.
[edit] Life
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1632. Having taught philosophy and theology at Liège for about sixteen years, he was sent to England. He worked for the most part in his native county.
In 1666 he became Master of Novices at Ghent; and Rector of the College of St. Omer in 1672, where he remained until his death.
[edit] Works
His translation of Father Binet's "Treatise on Purgatory" was edited by Father Anderdon in 1874. He also wrote a controversial work entitled "Remarks on Stillingfleet" (London, 1672).
[edit] References
- Oliver, Collections (London, 1845);
- Menology of the Society of Jesus (London, 1902);
- Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus (Brussels, 1890)
This article incorporates text from the entry Richard Thimelby in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
