Domenico Benedetto Gravina
Domenico Benedetto Gravina (born September 28, 1807 in Palermo , † 1886 ) was an Italian Benedictine and art writer.
Life
Domenico Benedetto Gravina descended from the Princes of Comitini through his father Giuseppe . He joined the Benedictine order in Monreale in 1818 , on which occasion he exchanged his baptismal name Francesco for the name Domenico Benedetto . Out of interest he studied drawing, architecture and natural history . As a teacher in his monastery in Monreale in 1834 he read about physics and philosophy . From 1839 he worked for several years as a teacher of philosophy in the Montecassino Abbey , later lived in the monasteries of Cesena and Perugia and returned to Montecassino in 1852.
His main work is Illustrazione del duomo di Monreale (Palermo 1859). He also wrote:
- Alcune note sulle antichità di Sicilia , Naples 1839
- Su l'origine e ristauri della chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte presso Cesena , Montecassino 1847
- Sopra un 'antica immagine della Immacolata esistente a mosaico nel duomo di Monreale , Palermo 1855
- Virtù curativa del lino e maniera probabile di agire dei medicamenti , Palermo 1855
- Il duomo di Monreale illustrato e riportato in tavole cromolitografiche , Palermo 1859–70
- Su la origine dell 'anima umana, e le verità teologiche che ne dipendono , Palermo 1870
literature
- Domenico Benedetto Gravina . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 7, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 642.
Web links
- Domenico Benedetto Gravina in the Archivio Biografico Comunale of the Comune di Palermo
- Literature by and about Domenico Benedetto Gravina in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gravina, Domenico Benedetto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Benedictine and art writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1886 |