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Amadeus de Bie

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Amadeus de Bie

Abbas Generalis Cisterciensis
de Bie in Cappa Magna
ChurchRoman Catholic
PredecessorLeopold Wackarž
SuccessorCassian Haid
Other post(s)2nd Abbot of Bornem Abbey
Orders
Ordination1895 by Cardinal Goossens
Personal details
Born
Gerardus Franciscus

16 March 1844
25 June 1920 (1920-06-26) (aged 76)
NationalityBelgian

Gerardus Franciscus Amadeus de Bie, O.Cist (16 March 1844 - 25 June 1920) was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as abbot of Bornem Abbey.[1] He later served as the 74th abbot general of the Cistercian Order.

Ministry

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In 1862 he entered Bornem Abbey, and chose his monastic name in honour of Amadeus of Lausanne. In 1895, after the death of Abbot Robertus van Ommeren, de Bie was elected abbot and consecrated by Cardinal Pierre-Lambert Goossens.[2] De Bie served as Abbot of Bornem until 1900, when he was elected abbot general of the Cistercians, succeeding Leopold Wackarž. De Bie's new appointment required that he move to Rome, where he lived in a rented apartment.[3] He was succeeded as Abbot of Bornem by Thomas Schoen. De Bie served as abbot general throughout the First World War. He died in Rome in 1920.

References

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  1. ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, Volume 3
  2. ^ Vlaanderen, Nummers 131-137 Voorkant Christelijk Vlaams Kunstendaarsverbond, 1973
  3. ^ The White Monks: A History of the Cistercian Order