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'''Stephanus Gerardus Axters''' (1901–1977) was a Belgian scholar with a particular interest in the history and literature of [[Christian mysticism]].
==Life==
Axters was born in [[Bruges]], [[West Flanders]] ([[Belgium]]) on 15 October 1901.<ref name=Demedts>[[André Demedts]], [https://ift.tt/3eBPpqs Pater Stefanus Axters], ''[[Vlaanderen (periodical)|Vlaanderen]]'', 20:123 (1971), 1-2.</ref> He joined the [[Order of Preachers]] at the age of 20, in 1921, and studied in Rome.<ref name=memoriam>[https://ift.tt/2VlPbfB Wij huldigen / wij gedenken], ''Vlaanderen'' 26:158 (1977), p. 162.</ref> After early work on [[Thomas Aquinas]] and [[Catherine of Siena]],<ref name=memoriam/> he became an expert on the history of Flemish mysticism, publishing a four-volume history and numerous articles on the subject,<ref name=Demedts/> as well as founding the periodical ''Tijdschrift voor Geestelijk Leven'' (1945).<ref name=Keersmaekers>[[A.A. Keersmaekers]], [https://ift.tt/2KkEK5Q Herdenking Stephanus Gerard Axters, O.P.], ''Verslagen en mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse taal- en letterkunde'' (1979), pp. 71-75.</ref>
On 30 November 1957, he became a member of the [[Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature]].<ref name=Keersmaekers/>
==Works==
A bibliography of his writings was published in 1971 to mark his 70th birthday.<ref> ''Stephanus G. Axters, O.P.: bibliografie (1922-1971)'' (Ghent, Koninklijke Vlaamse academie voor taal- en letterkunde, 1971).</ref> It enumerates 286 items.<ref name=Keersmaekers/> His most important works are:
* ''Scholastiek Lexicon, Latijn-Nederlandsch'' (1937)
* ''Het Nederlandsche mystieke proza'' (1944)
* ''De Nederlandsche mystieke poëzie'' (1946)
* ''Geschiedenis van de vroomheid in de Nederlanden'' (4 vols., 1950–1960)
* ''Inkeer'' (1967)
* ''Inleiding tot een geschiedenis van de mystiek in de Nederlanden'' (1967)
* ''Bibliotheca Dominicana Neerlandica manuscripta 1224-1500'' (1970)
* "Waartoe mystiek?", ''Verslagen en mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse taal- en letterkunde'' (1972), pp. 132-138.
==References==
[[Category:1901 births]]
[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:Belgian Dominicans]]
[[Category:Belgian historians of religion]]
==Life==
Axters was born in [[Bruges]], [[West Flanders]] ([[Belgium]]) on 15 October 1901.<ref name=Demedts>[[André Demedts]], [https://ift.tt/3eBPpqs Pater Stefanus Axters], ''[[Vlaanderen (periodical)|Vlaanderen]]'', 20:123 (1971), 1-2.</ref> He joined the [[Order of Preachers]] at the age of 20, in 1921, and studied in Rome.<ref name=memoriam>[https://ift.tt/2VlPbfB Wij huldigen / wij gedenken], ''Vlaanderen'' 26:158 (1977), p. 162.</ref> After early work on [[Thomas Aquinas]] and [[Catherine of Siena]],<ref name=memoriam/> he became an expert on the history of Flemish mysticism, publishing a four-volume history and numerous articles on the subject,<ref name=Demedts/> as well as founding the periodical ''Tijdschrift voor Geestelijk Leven'' (1945).<ref name=Keersmaekers>[[A.A. Keersmaekers]], [https://ift.tt/2KkEK5Q Herdenking Stephanus Gerard Axters, O.P.], ''Verslagen en mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse taal- en letterkunde'' (1979), pp. 71-75.</ref>
On 30 November 1957, he became a member of the [[Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature]].<ref name=Keersmaekers/>
==Works==
A bibliography of his writings was published in 1971 to mark his 70th birthday.<ref> ''Stephanus G. Axters, O.P.: bibliografie (1922-1971)'' (Ghent, Koninklijke Vlaamse academie voor taal- en letterkunde, 1971).</ref> It enumerates 286 items.<ref name=Keersmaekers/> His most important works are:
* ''Scholastiek Lexicon, Latijn-Nederlandsch'' (1937)
* ''Het Nederlandsche mystieke proza'' (1944)
* ''De Nederlandsche mystieke poëzie'' (1946)
* ''Geschiedenis van de vroomheid in de Nederlanden'' (4 vols., 1950–1960)
* ''Inkeer'' (1967)
* ''Inleiding tot een geschiedenis van de mystiek in de Nederlanden'' (1967)
* ''Bibliotheca Dominicana Neerlandica manuscripta 1224-1500'' (1970)
* "Waartoe mystiek?", ''Verslagen en mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse taal- en letterkunde'' (1972), pp. 132-138.
==References==
[[Category:1901 births]]
[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:Belgian Dominicans]]
[[Category:Belgian historians of religion]]
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