Vincent Canes

Vincent Canes (1608-1672) or (John Baptist Canes and John Vincent Cane)[1] was an English Franciscan controversialist, born on the borders of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, date uncertain; died in London, June, 1672.

Life

Brought up a Reformed Protestant, he embraced the Catholic faith at the age of twenty, and shortly afterwards went from England to the English College, Douai. Here he was received into the Franciscan Order and became lector of philosophy and later professor of theology in the convent of the Friars Minor.

Having returned to England, he worked for the spread of the Catholic faith and was chosen by the Catholics to defend their cause against Edward Stillingfleet.

Works

Canes's ability as a controversialist was strengthened by the absence of bitterness or animosity towards his opponents, while his elegant style made his writings effective.

His works are:

References

  1. Brückmann, Patricia C. "Canes, Vincent". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4549. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Vincent Canes". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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