Baronius Press
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Baronius Press is a traditional Catholic
book publisher with headquarters in London
, England
. It was founded in Glasgow
, Scotland
in 2003 by former St Austin Press
editor, Ashley Paver and other young Catholics who had previously worked in publishing and printing. The press takes its name from the Venerable Cardinal Cesare Baronius, a Neapolitan
ecclesiastical historian who lived from 1538 to 1607. Its logo is a biretta
, which together with a cassock
forms the traditional image of a Catholic priest.
The original objective of Baronius Press was to raise the quality of traditional Catholic books in order to make them more appealing to a wider audience. Baronius Press aimed to achieve this goal by retypesetting classic Catholic books (rather than republishing facsimiles), and binding them using high quality coverings such as leather. The advantages of retypesetting are clearer text and the ability to use modern layouts. However a few errors have crept into their books as a result.
The first publication of the Baronius Press was a new edition of the Douay-Rheims Bible
. This was significant because no digitally typeset edition had been previously released. A pocket edition and a Psalms and New Testament edition followed, and in 2007 a giant size format was added to the range. In 2008 their range of Bibles was expanded by a parallel Douay-Rheims / Clementine Vulgate
, which included the appendix to the Old Testament which contained 3 & 4 Esdras and the Prayer of Manassah.
In 2004 Baronius Press published a new 1962 missal in cooperation with the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter, with an imprimatur
from Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz
, for use at the traditional Roman mass
. This was the first missal intended for use at the traditional mass with an imprimatur
to be published in more than 35 years. A new edition coinciding with Pope Benedict XVI
's motu proprio
Summorum Pontificum was named the Motu Proprio edition of the 1962 Missal. It was noted in several Catholic newspapers and journals that, it is currently the only 1962 Missal published with a valid imprimatur
. There has since been a revised edition in circulation, introduced in 2007.
Later that year, with the aim of expanding its range, Baronius released a series of leather bound Catholic classics. By the end of 2006, the company had over 40 titles in print with the release of a new paperback series called Christian Classics.
Baronius published a new edition of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, complete with all Gregorian Chant
s in October 2007, being the first book to contain the complete music for the office. Websites complained that it contained several minor errors, and a revised edition correcting these was published at the end of 2008. In late March 2011 its much anticipated Latin-English Roman Breviary
went to press, having been granted an imprimatur the previous December. The publisher expects the book to be available in early August 2011. The publication of the Breviary
was hampered by numerous delays . Both of the Breviary
and Little Office conform to the editio typica of the Breviary of 1961.
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
book publisher with headquarters in London
London
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, England
England
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. It was founded in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 2003 by former St Austin Press
Saint Austin Press
Saint Austin Press is a British Roman Catholic publishing house founded in 1996.In its first ten years of operation, Saint Austin Press published around 50 books on various themes as diverse as William Shakespeare, hagiography, Freemasonry, floristry, liturgy, Scripture, Apologetics, fiction and...
editor, Ashley Paver and other young Catholics who had previously worked in publishing and printing. The press takes its name from the Venerable Cardinal Cesare Baronius, a Neapolitan
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
ecclesiastical historian who lived from 1538 to 1607. Its logo is a biretta
Biretta
The biretta is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, sometimes surmounted by a tuft. Traditionally the three peaked biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy and some Anglican and Lutheran clergy. The four peaked biretta is worn as academic dress by those holding a doctoral degree from a...
, which together with a cassock
Cassock
The cassock, an item of clerical clothing, is an ankle-length robe worn by clerics of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, Lutheran Church and some ministers and ordained officers of Presbyterian and Reformed churches. Ankle-length garment is the meaning of the...
forms the traditional image of a Catholic priest.
The original objective of Baronius Press was to raise the quality of traditional Catholic books in order to make them more appealing to a wider audience. Baronius Press aimed to achieve this goal by retypesetting classic Catholic books (rather than republishing facsimiles), and binding them using high quality coverings such as leather. The advantages of retypesetting are clearer text and the ability to use modern layouts. However a few errors have crept into their books as a result.
The first publication of the Baronius Press was a new edition of the Douay-Rheims Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
. This was significant because no digitally typeset edition had been previously released. A pocket edition and a Psalms and New Testament edition followed, and in 2007 a giant size format was added to the range. In 2008 their range of Bibles was expanded by a parallel Douay-Rheims / Clementine Vulgate
Vulgate
The Vulgate is a late 4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. It was largely the work of St. Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of the old Latin translations...
, which included the appendix to the Old Testament which contained 3 & 4 Esdras and the Prayer of Manassah.
In 2004 Baronius Press published a new 1962 missal in cooperation with the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter, with an imprimatur
Imprimatur
An imprimatur is, in the proper sense, a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.-Catholic Church:...
from Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz
Fabian Bruskewitz
Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska.-Early life and ministry:...
, for use at the traditional Roman mass
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...
. This was the first missal intended for use at the traditional mass with an imprimatur
Imprimatur
An imprimatur is, in the proper sense, a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.-Catholic Church:...
to be published in more than 35 years. A new edition coinciding with Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
's motu proprio
Motu proprio
A motu proprio is a document issued by the Pope on his own initiative and personally signed by him....
Summorum Pontificum was named the Motu Proprio edition of the 1962 Missal. It was noted in several Catholic newspapers and journals that, it is currently the only 1962 Missal published with a valid imprimatur
Imprimatur
An imprimatur is, in the proper sense, a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.-Catholic Church:...
. There has since been a revised edition in circulation, introduced in 2007.
Later that year, with the aim of expanding its range, Baronius released a series of leather bound Catholic classics. By the end of 2006, the company had over 40 titles in print with the release of a new paperback series called Christian Classics.
Baronius published a new edition of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, complete with all Gregorian Chant
Gregorian chant
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical music within Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services...
s in October 2007, being the first book to contain the complete music for the office. Websites complained that it contained several minor errors, and a revised edition correcting these was published at the end of 2008. In late March 2011 its much anticipated Latin-English Roman Breviary
Breviary
A breviary is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office...
went to press, having been granted an imprimatur the previous December. The publisher expects the book to be available in early August 2011. The publication of the Breviary
Breviary
A breviary is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office...
was hampered by numerous delays . Both of the Breviary
Breviary
A breviary is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office...
and Little Office conform to the editio typica of the Breviary of 1961.
Hardback book list
- Douay Rheims Bible
- 1962 Roman RiteRoman RiteThe Roman Rite is the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome in the Catholic Church. It is by far the most widespread of the Latin liturgical rites used within the Western or Latin autonomous particular Church, the particular Church that itself is also called the Latin Rite, and that is one of...
Missal (motu proprio edition) - 1962 Little Office of the Blessed Virgin
- Way of Perfection by St Teresa of Avila
- Imitation of ChristImitation of ChristIn Christian theology, the Imitation of Christ is the practice of following the example of Jesus. In Eastern Christianity the term Life in Christ is sometimes used for the same concept....
by Thomas a KempisThomas à KempisThomas à Kempis was a late Medieval Catholic monk and the probable author of The Imitation of Christ, which is one of the best known Christian books on devotion. His name means, "Thomas of Kempen", his home town and in German he is known as Thomas von Kempen... - Dolorous Passion by Anne Catherine EmmerichAnne Catherine EmmerichBlessed Anne Catherine Emmerich was a Roman Catholic Augustinian nun, stigmatic, mystic, visionary and ecstatic....
- The Holy Mass by Dom Prosper Gueranger
- Rule of St BenedictRule of St BenedictThe Rule of Saint Benedict is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communities of women...
by St Benedict - Baronius is also publishing the Knox VersionKnox's Translation of the VulgateThe Holy Bible: A Translation From the Latin Vulgate in the Light of the Hebrew and Greek Originals is a Catholic version of the Bible in three volumes translated by Monsignor Ronald Knox, the English theologian, priest, and crime writer. It is more commonly known as the Knox Version...