Aubert Le Mire
Aubert le Mire, Latinized Aubertus Miraeus was an ecclesiastical historian in the Spanish Netherlands.
Life
Miraeus was born in Brussels. His father was Guillaume le Mire and his mother Joanna Speeckaert, sister to the Capuchin preacher Bonaventura Speeckaert. After studying at Douai and Leuven he was made canon of Antwerp cathedral in 1608 and secretary to his uncle, Joannes Miraeus, who was then Bishop of Antwerp. In 1611 he was appointed almoner and librarian to Archduke Albert of Austria, then sovereign of the Netherlands, and in 1624 he became dean of the cathedral of Antwerp and vicar general of the diocese. He remained in Antwerp until his death. He wrote numerous works in the fields of history, ecclesiastical history, and related disciplines. Some have suggested that his works lack thoroughness and accuracy.Published works
Obituaries, biographies and funeral orations
- Vita Justi Lipsii, Antwerp, 1609, dedicated to , bishop of Kamianets-Podilskyi 1607–1614
- Gentis Spinulae illustrium elogia, Cologne, 1611, dedicated to Ambrogio Spinola
- Laudatio funebris Rudolphi II, Antwerp, 1612 –
- De vita Alberti pii, sapientis, prudentis Belgarum principis commentarius, Antwerp, 1622, dedicated to Philip IV of Spain
- Serenissimae principis Isabellae Clarae Eugeniae Hispaniarum Infantis laudatio funebris, Antwerp, 1634, dedicated to the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
History and ecclesiastical history
- Origines coenobiorum Benedictorum in Belgio, Antwerp, Hieronymus Verdussen, 1606, dedicated to Nicolas Mainfroy, abbot of Saint-Bertin
- Rerum toto orbe gestarum chronica a Christo nato ad haec usque tempora, Antwerp, Hieronymus Verdussen, 1608 ; dedicated to Joannes del Rio
- Equitum redemtoris Jesu Christi ordo, Antwerp, Hieronymus Verdussen, 1608, dedicated to Vincenzo Gonzaga
- Mathias Lambrecht, Historia Ecclesiastica. Oft een kerckelijcke historie, revised and updated by Miraeus
- Origines equestrium sive militarium ordinum libri duo, Antwerp, David Marten, 1609
- *published in French as Origine des chevaliers et ordres militaires, Antwerp, David Marten, 1609, dedicated to Gaston Spinola, count of Bruay ;
- Politia ecclesiastica, sive de statu religionis Christianae per totum orbem, Cologne, 1609; Lyon, Antoine Hillepotte, 1620
- Ordinis carmelitani, ab Elia propheta primum incohati, ab Alberto patriarcha Ierusolymitano vitae regula temperati, a B. Teresia virgine Hispana ad primaevam disciplinam revocati, origo atque incrementa, Antwerp, David Marten, 1610, dedicated to Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain
- Notitia episcopatuum orbis christiani, Antwerp, Plantin Press, 1611, 1613, dedicated to Guido Bentivoglio
- Origines Benedictinae, Cologne, Bernardus Gualterus, 1614, dedicated to Philippus Caverellius, abbot of St Vaast
- Canonicorum regularium ordinis S. Augustini origines ac progressus, Cologne, 1614, dedicated to Remigius de Zaman, prior of Lo
- De collegiis canonicorum, Cologne, 1615, dedicated to Charles Philippe de Rodoan, bishop of Bruges
- Geographia ecclesiastica, Lyon, 1620, dedicated to Gaspard de Mornieu
- De bello Bohemico Ferdinandi II. feliciter gesto Commentarius, Cologne, 1622, dedicated to Lucio Sanseverino
- Ordinis Praemonstratensis chronicon, Cologne, 1623, dedicated to Adrianus Stalpartius, abbot of Tongerlo Abbey
- Originum monasticarum libri IV, Cologne, 1620, dedicated to Philippus Caverellius, abbot of St Vaast
- De rebus Bohemicis liber singularis, Lyon, 1621, dedicated to Johann Lohel
- Rerum Belgicarum Annales, Brussels, 1624, dedicated to Alexander I de Bournonville
- Notitia ecclesiarum Belgii, Antwerp, 1630, dedicated to Philip IV of Spain ;
- De congregationibus clericorum in communi viventium, Cologne, 1632, dedicated to Nicolaus Albertus de Oleksow Gniewosz envoy to the court of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain and later bishop of Kujawy
- Rerum Belgicarum chronicon, Antwerp, Willem Lesteens, 1636, dedicated to the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
Letters