Josephus Aloysius
From Maronite History
Professor of Syriac and of Liturgy & Member of the Academy for Historic Research Brother of the preceding, born in Tripoli, Lebanon, 1710; died at Rome, 1782. He made his theological and oriental studies in Rome and under the care of his illustrious brother. He was appointed by the Pope, first, as professor of Syriac at the Sapienza in Rome, and afterwards professor of liturgy, by Benedict XIV, who made him also member of the academy for historic research, just founded. His principal works are: "Codex liturgicus ecclesiae universae in XV libros distributus" (Rome, 1749-66). — This valuable work has become so rare that a bookseller of Paris recently issued a photographic impression of it.
- "De Sacris ritibus Dissertatio" (Rome, 1757).
- "Commentarius theologico-canonicus criticus de ecclesiis, earum reverentia et asylo atque concordia Sacerdotii et Imperii" (Rome, 1766);
- "Dissertatio de unione et communione ecclesiastica" (Rome, 1770);
- "Dissertatio de canonibus poenitentialibus" (Rome, 1770);
- "De Catholicis seu Patriarchis Chaldaeorum et Nestorianorum commentarius historico-chronologicus," etc. (Rome, 1775);
- "De Synodo Diocesana Dissertatio" (Rome, 1776);
- A Latin version of Ebedjesus's "Collectio Canonum," published by Cardinal Mai in his "Scriptorum Veterum Nova Collectio" (pt. I, pp. vii, viii and 1-168; pt. II, pp. 1-268, etc.)
