Jaime Balmes
Spanish philosopher, theologian, Catholic apologist, sociologist and political writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaime Luciano Balmes y Urpiá (Catalan: Jaume Llucià Antoni Balmes i Urpià; 28 August 1810 – 9 July 1848) was a Spanish philosopher, theologian, Catholic apologist, sociologist and political writer. Familiar with the doctrine of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Balmes was an original philosopher who did not belong to any particular school or stream, and was called by Pius XII the Prince of Modern Apologetics.
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Born | Jaime Luciano Antonio Balmes y Urpiá 28 August 1810 |
Died | 9 July 1848 (1848-07-10) (aged 37) Vic, Catalonia, Spain |
Burial place | Cathedral of St Peter of Vic |
Nationality | Spanish |
Alma mater | University of Cervera |
Occupation(s) | Theologian, presbyter and writer |
Era | 19th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Catholic philosophy |
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