Alessandro Gavazzi
Alessandro Gavazzi (born March 21, 1809 in Bologna , † January 9, 1889 in Rome ) was an Italian theologian and opponent of the Roman hierarchy.
Alessandro Gavazzi entered the order of the Clerici regulares of St. Barnabas at the age of 16 and later became professor of rhetoric in Naples. Because of his liberal direction in 1840 transferred to a subordinate ecclesiastical position in the Papal States, he was after Pius IX. Elected one of the most active men of movement and, with papal approval, joined a volunteer corps marching against the Austrians as field preacher. When Radetzky had re-conquered Milan , Gavazzi had to flee, but was recalled when an uprising against the Pope broke out in Bologna on August 8, 1848, and he succeeded in suppressing it.
After the fall of Rome he went abroad and zealously agitated against the papacy in England, Scotland and North America, especially through his magazine "Gavazzi Free Word". In 1860 he was in Naples with Garibaldi and in 1861 took part in his train to Sicily . From 1870 he lived again in England and since then has been agitating for the establishment of a free Italian church . In 1861 he published his memoirs and a selection of his speeches.
literature
- Luigi Santini: Alessandro Gavazzi. Aspetti del problema religioso del Risorgimento . Modena: Soc. tipogr. ed.modenese, 1955.
- Robert Sylvain: Alessandro Gavazzi 1809-1889. Clerc, Garibaldien, prédicant des deux mondes. ; 30 illustr. documentaires [including portraits]. Québec: Center pédagogique, 1962.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gavazzi, Alessandro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1889 |
| Place of death | Rome |