Henry Suso

Also known as Henrichus Sysus, Henri De Berg, Heinrich Susa, Heinrich Seuse, Heinrich von Berg, Heinrich Suüse, Errico Susone, Henry Susonne

German Dominican friar and mystic

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Henry Suso (1295–1366) was a German philosopher, poet, linguist, and translator who belonged to the Dominican Order. Born in Constance, he was a member of the Catholic Church and is recognized with the canonization status of blessed. His feast day is observed on January 23 and January 25. Suso was buried in Baden-Württemberg and died in Ulm.

He worked in the field of philosophy and wrote in Middle High German and German. Among his notable works are *Life of Blessed Henry Suso*, *Eternal Wisdom*, *Commonsense about Prayer*, *Little Book of Eternal Wisdom*, and *Life of the Servant*. Ludolph of Saxony was a student of Suso. His writings have been described in sources including the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*, *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, and *The Catholic Encyclopedia*.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 9

Top works

Life of Blessed Henry Suso
Eternal Wisdom
Commonsense about Prayer
Little Book of Eternal Wisdom
Life of the Servant

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Germany

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Welcome to the Tidyverse
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The empirical mode decomposition and the Hilbert spectrum for nonlinear and non-stationary time series analysis
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Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions
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Nonparametric Tests Against Trend
· 1945 · cited 14,301x

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Quotes

“Be steadfast and never rest content until you have obtained the now of eternity as your present possession in this life, so far as this is possible to human infirmity.”
“In the darkness beyond distinct manner of existing, all multiplicity disappears and the spirit loses what is its own. It disappears with regard to its own activity. This is the highest goal and the 'where' beyond boundaries. In this the spirituality of all spirits ends. Here to lose oneself forever is eternal happiness. thumb|right|To lose oneself forever is eternal happiness”
“Here in this region beyond thought the human spirit actively soars. thumb|right|Here in this region beyond thought the human spirit actively soars”
“In this wild mountain region of the 'where' beyond God there is an abyss full of play and feeling for all pure spirits.”
“It is hidden for everything that is not God, except for those with whom he wants to share Himself.”
“In a detached person nothing merely temporal is born in possessiveness. His eyes are opened. He becomes fully aware and, receiving his blessed existence and life, is one with Him; for all things are here one in the thumb|right|He becomes fully aware and, receiving his blessed existence and life, is one with Him; for all things are here one in the One One.”

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Key facts

Born: 21 March 1295, Free Imperial City of Überlingen , Holy Roman Empire
Died: 25 January 1366 (1366-01-25) (aged 70), Free Imperial City of Ulm , Holy Roman Empire
Venerated in: Catholic Church
Beatified: 22 April 1831, Saint Peter's Basilica , Papal States by Pope Gregory XVI
Feast: 25 January (previously 2 March)
Influences: Meister Eckhart

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Henry
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Constance
Place of death: Ulm
Occupation: theologian
Languages spoken: German
Religion: Catholic Church
Field of work: philosophy
Image: Heinrich v Berg.jpg
Religious order: Dominican Order

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canonization status: blessed
Commons category: Henry Suso
date of death: 1366-01-01
date of birth: 1295-01-01
place of burial: Baden-Württemberg
described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia
student: Ludolph of Saxony
feast day: January 25
P13311: Eilbek
Commons Creator page: Henry Suso

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Works in European collections

22 objects attributed to Henry Suso, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Book of Eternal Wisdom, The 100 Views; Horologium sapientiae, dt. (excerpt)

Leben und Schriften; nach den ältesten Handschriften und Drucken mit unverändertem Texte in jetziger Schriftsprache herausgegeben von Melchior Diepenbrock. Mit einer Einleitung von J. Görres. Zweite Auflage

Book of Eternal Wisdom

Diss buch das da gedicht hat der erleiicht vater Amandus, genan[n]t Seüß begreift in im vil güter gaistlicher leeren wie der mensch, so er sich gewendt hat von got zu der creatur, ainen widerker sol tun zu seinem ersten ursprung der da got ist, und wie er sich haben sol in sein selbs un[d] aller creatur gelassenhait und absterben aller fröd, begirlichait, wollusts und gemachs diser welt und seins aignen leibs Gott vor augen haben, in suchen, und über alle ding liebhaben, sein leiden betrachten, und sich selb underwürflich in rechter demut geleichförmiklich halten, in tun und in lassen, in lieb und laid, und vil ander kostlich underrichtungen die da ainem anfahenden widereinkerenden menschen zumal fürderlich und nütz sein, so es auff mercklich gelesen un[d] betracht wirt. Es gibt och gutherzigen vernünfftigen manschen liechtreiche weißung zu göttlicher warhait, und ainen tichtigen weg zu der alierhöchsten säligkait