Diego de Estella
Diego de Estella (also: Didacus Estella , Diego Estella , Diego de Ballesteros y Cruzat ; * 1524 in Estella ( Navarra ), † 1578 in Salamanca ) was a Spanish theologian and mystic .
Life
De Estella wrote a book on Saint Luke that was persecuted by the Spanish Inquisition ; under the pseudonym Didacus Stella he was a narrator of the parable On the shoulders of giants .
literature
- Jesús Martínez de Bujanda : Diego de Estella (1524–1578). Estudio de sus obras castellanas. Iglesia Nacional Española, Rome 1970, OCLC 313896116 .
- Pio Sagues Azcona: Fray Diego de Estella. Inst. F. Suarez, Madrid 1980.
Web links
- Works by and about Diego de Estella in the German Digital Library
- Maarten van der Heijden, Bert Roest: Franciscan Authors, 13th – 18th Century: A Catalog in Progress
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Estella, Diego de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Didacus Stella |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish theologian and mystic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1524 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Estella , Navarre |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1578 |
| Place of death | Salamanca |