Benito Arias Montano or Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527 – 1598), Spanish orientalist and editor of the Antwerp Polyglot, was born at Fregenal de la Sierra, in Extremadura, in 1527. After studying at the universities of Seville and Alcala, he took orders about the year 1559. He became a clerical member of the Military Order of St. James, and accompanied the Bishop of Segovia to the Council of Trent (1562) where he won great distinction.

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  • Benito Arias Montano or Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527 – 1598), Spanish orientalist and editor of the Antwerp Polyglot, was born at Fregenal de la Sierra, in Extremadura, in 1527. After studying at the universities of Seville and Alcala, he took orders about the year 1559. He became a clerical member of the Military Order of St. James, and accompanied the Bishop of Segovia to the Council of Trent (1562) where he won great distinction. On his return he retired to a hermitage at Aracena whence he was summoned by Philip II (1568) to supervise a new polyglot edition of the Bible, with the collaboration of many learned men. The work was issued from the Plantin press (1572, 8 volumes) under the title Biblia sacra hebraice chaldaice, graece et latine, Philippi II regis catholici pietate et studio ad sacrosanctae Ecclesiae usum, several volumes being devoted to a scholarly apparatus biblicus. Arias was responsible for a large part of the actual matter, besides the general superintendence, and in obedience to the command of the king took the work to Rome for the approbation of Pope Gregory XIII. León de Castro, professor of Oriental languages at Salamanca, to whose translation of the Vulgate Arias had opposed the original Hebrew text, denounced Arias to the Roman, and later to the Spanish Inquisition for having altered the Biblical text, making too liberal use of the rabbinical writings, in disregard of the decree of the Council of Trent concerning the authenticity of the Vulgate, and confirming the Jews in their beliefs by his Chaldaic paraphrases. After several journeys to Rome Arias was freed of the charges (1580) and returned to his hermitage, refusing the episcopal honours offered him by the king. He accepted, however, the post of a royal chaplain, but was only induced to leave his retirement for the purpose of superintending the Escorial library and of teaching Oriental languages. He led the life of an ascetic, dividing his time between prayer and study. In addition to the works written in connection with the polyglot, the most celebrated of which is Antiquitatum judaicarum libri IX (Leyden, 1593), Arias left many commentaries on various books of the Bible; also: Humanae salutis monumenta (Antwerp, 1571); a Latin translation of the Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela, and other works on widely varying subjects. He was also celebrated as a poet, his verses being chiefly of a religious nature. He is the subject of an Elogio histórico by Tomás Gonzalez Caral in the Memorias de la Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid), vol. vii.
  • Benedictus Arias Montanus (spanisch Benito Arias Montano) war ein spanischer Theologe und Orientalist. Benedictus Arias wurde als Sohn eines Notars in Fregenal in der Sierra Morena geboren. (Sierra ist das spanische Wort für Gebirge, lateinisch mons, daher sein lateinischer Zuname Montanus, das der aus dem Gebirge stammende bedeutet). Er studierte in Sevilla und Alcalá de Henares, erwarb sich enorme Kenntnisse in zehn Sprachen und wurde ein ausgezeichneter Kenner besonders der semitischen Sprachen und trat in den Ritterorden des San Jago ein. 1562 begleitete Arias als theologischer Ratgeber den Bischof von Segovia auf das Konzil von Trient. 1564 zog er sich in die Einsamkeit seiner Gebirgsheimat nach Aracena in eine Einsiedelei zurück um zu forschen und zu schreiben, aber Philipp II. von Spanien beauftragte ihn mit der Herausgabe einer mehrsprachigen Bibel, die er von 1568-1572 in Antwerpen leitete. Diese erschien bei dem Buchdrucker Christoph Plantin in Antwerpen und wurde von 1569-1572 in acht Bänden gedruckt. Sie enthält den Bibeltext parallel in den fünf Sprachen Lateinisch, Griechisch, Hebräisch, Altsyrisch und Chaldäisch. Grundlage war die Vulgata, die das Konzil von Trient 1546 für authentisch erklärt hatte. Da in dieser Bibelausgabe auch chaldäische Targumim mit lateinischer Übersetzung erschienen waren, wurde Arias der Ketzerei bezichtigt und bei der Inquisition angezeigt, er musste deshalb mehrfach nach Rom reisen, konnte sich aber rechtfertigen, so dass er freigesprochen wurde. Philipp II. bot ihm ein Bistum an, das er aber ausschlug und sich wieder nach Aracena zurückzog, wirkte jedoch auf Ruf des Königs noch einige Jahre als Lehrer der alten Sprachen am Escorial. Seine letzten Jahre verbrachte er in Sevilla als Komtur des Ritterorden des San Jago. Dort verstarb er 1598. Seine Bibliothek ging in der des Escorial auf.
  • Benito Arias Montano fue un humanista, hebraísta, biólogo y escritor políglota español.
  • Benito Arias Montano ou Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527-1598), fut un orientaliste espagnol du XVI siècle. Il maîtrisait les langues grecque, latine et orientales. Il intervint de façon remarquée au concile de Trente, puis alla s'enfermer dans le cloître d'Aracena en Andalousie. Philippe II l'en tira, et le chargea d'une édition de la Bible polyglotte inspirée de la Polyglotte d'Alcalá, qui fut imprimée à Anvers (1569-72) par Christophe Plantin, augmentée de Paraphrases chaldaïques, et de neuf livres d'Antiquités juives. Il refusa un évêché, et se contenta du titre de chapelain du roi.
  • Benito Arias Montano ou Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527 – 1598), orientalista e editor espanhol do Antwerp Polyglot, nasceu em Fregenal de la Sierra, na Extremadura, em 1527. Depois de estudar nas universidades de Sevilha e Alcalá de Henares, foi ordenado, em 1559. Tornou-se membro clerical da Military Order of St. James, e acompanhou o Bispo de Segóvia ao Concílio de Trento onde ganhou grande distinção. Quando retornou, retirou-se para uma ermida em Aracena convocado por Philip II (1568) para supervisionar uma nova versão poliglota da Bíblia, contando com a colaboração de alguns homens instruídos. A obra foi lançada pela editora Plantin (1572, 8 volumes) sob o título Biblia sacra hebraice chaldaice, graece et latine, Philippi II regis catholici pietate et studio ad sacrosanctae Ecclesiae usum. León de Castro, professor de línguas orientais, em Salamanca, para quem a tradução Vulgate Arias era oposta so texto hebreu original, denunciou Arias aos romanos, e mais tarde à inquisição espanhola por alterações ao texto bíblico, fazendo uso liberal dos escritos rabínicos, violando o decreto do Concílio de Trento, no que diz respeito à autenticidade da Vulgata. Depois de várias jornadas a Roma, Arias livrou-se das acusações (1580) e retornou à ermida, recusando as honras episcopais que lhe eram oferecidas pelo rei. Aceitou, contudo, o título capeleiro militar real, mas foi apenas induzido a abandonar o seu retiro a fim de superintender a biblioteca do Mosteiro e Sítio do Escorial e ensinar línguas orientais. Deixou a vida de eremita, dividindo o seu tempo entre a oração e o estudo. Em adição às obras escritas relacionadas com a poligota, as mais célebres são Antiquitatum judaicarum libri IX (Leyden, 1593); e também: Humanae salutis monumenta (Antuérpia, 1571). Ele foi ainda considerado poeta. Ele foi tema de um Elogio histórico, por Tomás Gonzalez Caral, nas Memorias de la Real Academia de la Historia, vol. vii.
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  • Benito Arias Montano or Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527 – 1598), Spanish orientalist and editor of the Antwerp Polyglot, was born at Fregenal de la Sierra, in Extremadura, in 1527. After studying at the universities of Seville and Alcala, he took orders about the year 1559. He became a clerical member of the Military Order of St. James, and accompanied the Bishop of Segovia to the Council of Trent (1562) where he won great distinction.
  • Benedictus Arias Montanus (spanisch Benito Arias Montano) war ein spanischer Theologe und Orientalist. Benedictus Arias wurde als Sohn eines Notars in Fregenal in der Sierra Morena geboren. (Sierra ist das spanische Wort für Gebirge, lateinisch mons, daher sein lateinischer Zuname Montanus, das der aus dem Gebirge stammende bedeutet).
  • Benito Arias Montano fue un humanista, hebraísta, biólogo y escritor políglota español.
  • Benito Arias Montano ou Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527-1598), fut un orientaliste espagnol du XVI siècle. Il maîtrisait les langues grecque, latine et orientales. Il intervint de façon remarquée au concile de Trente, puis alla s'enfermer dans le cloître d'Aracena en Andalousie.
  • Benito Arias Montano ou Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527 – 1598), orientalista e editor espanhol do Antwerp Polyglot, nasceu em Fregenal de la Sierra, na Extremadura, em 1527. Depois de estudar nas universidades de Sevilha e Alcalá de Henares, foi ordenado, em 1559. Tornou-se membro clerical da Military Order of St. James, e acompanhou o Bispo de Segóvia ao Concílio de Trento onde ganhou grande distinção.
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