- Antonio Ballerini
Antonio Ballerini (born at
Medicina , nearBologna ,10 October 1805 ; died inRome ,27 November 1881 ) was an ItalianJesuit theologian.Life
He entered the Society of Jesus, on 13 October 1826. He was professor of philosophy at
Ferentino , of ecclesiastical history at Rome and atFermo , of moral theology at theRoman College .Works
He took a prominent part in the controversies on the writings of Rosmini, on the moral system of
Alphonsus Liguori , and on the relations between the hierarchy and thereligious orders , especially in England. He contributed treatises to the discussion of the subject of theImmaculate Conception of theVirgin Mary .He assisted
Boero in the compilation of the "Menology " of the Society, and published a compendium ofJean-Pierre Gury , which was adapted for the seminaries of the United States bySabetti and later byBarrett . His chief work, the commentary onBusenbaum 's "Medulla", was completed and published byPalmieri .His brother Francis, also a Jesuit (b. 5 April, 1805; d. in Rome 18 Aug., 1874), composed several devotional works.
References
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Sommervogel , Bibl. de la C. de Jesus, I (Brussels, 1890)External links
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16006b.htm Source]
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