Giles de Coninck

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Giles de Coninck (Aegidius; also called Regius) (b. 20 December 1571, at Bailleul in French Flanders; d. 31 May 1633, at Leuven) was a Flemish Jesuit theologian.

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Alphonsus Liguori considered Coninck a moral theologian of distinction, though John de Lugo impugned his views on many questions.

Life

At the age of 21 he entered the Society of Jesus. During his course of studies at the Catholic University of Leuven he had Lessius among his professors. He became the successor of his teacher in the chair of scholastic theology, which he held for eighteen years.

Works

Coninck's principal works are:

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